The potential human health hazard of nitrates in drinking water: a media discourse analysis in a high-income country

Table 4 Types of stakeholders and frequency with which they were used as sources in health-focused or environmental and health focused media items (n = 84)^a

Type of stakeholders	# of mentions	% of mentions
Local government	54	24.7
Central government	39	17.8
Environmental/recreational interest groups	30	13.7
University researchers	28	12.8
Local residents/general public	24	11.0
Agricultural interest groups	18	8.2
International health organizations	16	7.3
National health organisations^b	2	0.9
Researchers/scientists outside university settings	4	1.8
Iwi or mana whenua (Indigenous people [Māori])	1	0.5
Other	3	1.4

^aSome media items mention multiple stakeholders
^bThis category includes non-governmental health organizations (eg, includes Bowel Cancer NZ, but does not include the Ministry of Health, which is included in the “Central Government” category)

ISSN: 1476-069X