Newspaper Coverage Of Climate Change Research Articles

Climate change in Peruvian newspapers: The role of foreign voices in a context of vulnerability

Media coverage of climate change has been an area of continued research during the last years, mostly with a focus on developed countries. This study attempts to contribute to this body of work by analyzing the coverage in a developing country. The study presents a content analysis of newspaper coverage of climate change in Peru through the study of frames, geographical focus, and climate change strategies (mitigation/adaptation). Additionally, the role of foreign voices is assessed by comparing the coverage by Peruvian reporters with the coverage by wire services, and by determining the types of sources present in the articles. Results show a prevalence of an effects frame, followed by a politics frame. Also, the study found a significant amount of stories originating from wire services. In general, coverage prioritizes mitigation strategies and policies while providing limited attention to adaptation, which can be insufficient for a highly vulnerable country.

Nigerian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change, 2009-2010

This paper assessed the reportage of climate change in selected Nigerian newspapers, namely The Guardian, Daily Sun, ThisDay, and Vanguard . This work was done to situate Nigerian newspaper reportage of climate change within the domain of global discourses on climate change. Results indicated that the newspapers gave significant attention to issues on climate change. News stories constituted 55% of stories analysed; non news, 45%. The newspapers portrayed climate change as human-induced. Thus, stories fuelling uncertainty about climate change were not visible in the newspapers. The newspapers portrayed the Nigerian public as believing in the truth of climate change but inaccurately linked it to changes in weather patterns. Nigeria was reported as dependent on foreign aid to fight climate change. This study recommended that Nigerian newspapers should use lots of non-news stories in reporting climate change to enable them handle more analysis needed to portray the important issues in climate change solutions. Key wor ds: Climate change, climate scepticism, emission cuts, anti-emission solutions, pro-emission solutions, portrayals, framing, climate talks

Achieving a balanced view? A comparative analysis of newspaper coverage of climate change in Norway and Sweden, 2002–2008

Achieving a balanced view? A comparative analysis of newspaper coverage of climate change in Norway and Sweden, 2002–2008

Achieving a balanced view? A comparative analysis of newspaper coverage of climate change in Norway and Sweden, 2002–2008

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