Pollinators not getting 'buzz' they need
Craig Chamberlain Special to the Journal-Courier
Jan. 24, 2021
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A study found low levels of attention to pollinator population topics over several decades, even compared with what many would consider limited coverage of climate change.Getty Images
A dramatic decline in bees and other pollinating insects presents a threat to the global food supply, yet it’s getting little attention in mainstream news.
That’s the conclusion of a study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, published in a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study was based on a search of nearly 25 million news items from six prominent U.S. and global news sources, among them The New York Times, the Washington Post and The Associated Press.