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Media, Culture Society Environmental protest and tap-dancing with the media in the information age Brett Hutchins and Libby Lester Media Culture Society 2006; 28; 433 DOI: 10.1177/0163443706062911 The online version of this article can be found at: /cgi/content/abstract/28/3/433 Published by: Additional services and information for Media, Culture Society can be found at: Email Alerts: /cgi/alerts Subscriptions: /subscriptions Reprints: /journalsReprints.nav Permissions: /journalsPermissions.nav Citations (this article cites 9 articles hosted on the SAGE Journals Online and HighWire Press platforms): /cgi/content/refs/28/3/433 Downloaded from at Harvard Libraries on March 9, 2008 © 2006 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or unauthorized distribution. Environmental protest and tap-dancing with the media in the information age Brett Hutchins MONASH UNIVERSITY , AUSTRALIA Libby Lester UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA Environmental issues are a key focus of localized political experience and action. Companies dumping toxic waste, airports extending runways and developers encroaching on wilderness are resisted by people and groups who cherish and demand environmental justice: ‘an all-encompassing notion that affirms the use value of life,