DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101957
论文题名: Patterns of controversy and consensus in German, Canadian, and US online news on climate change
作者: Tschötschel R. ; Schuck A. ; Wonneberger A.
刊名: Global Environmental Change
ISSN: 9593780
出版年: 2020
卷: 60 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Canada
; Climate change
; Consensus
; Controversy
; Germany
; Online news coverage
; US
英文关键词: climate change
; comparative study
; environmental policy
; media role
; political development
; political discourse
; Canada
; Germany
; United States
英文摘要: Individual action and support for policy to tackle climate change have been linked to perceptions of political and scientific controversy and consensus concerning the issue. Recent media effects research indicates that presentation of agreement or conflict between actors’ opinions influences how audiences respond to news about climate change and policy. While some national case studies have investigated portrayals of actors’ positions on important questions regarding climate change in the media, they are largely absent from comparative research. This study addresses this gap by analysing portrayals of actor-issue-positions and the emerging patterns of controversy and consensus in German, Canadian, and US coverage. Studying a sample of occurrences of climate change-related issues (N = 902) in-depth, the results show German media present political consensus about the need to limit emissions and societal controversy about the efficacy of specific mitigation measures. Presenting mainly consensus, Canadian media report more on climate change's impact, leaving aside the issue of efficacy. In the US, media emphasise political controversy — about the need to limit emissions and occasionally about climate change's impact on humans. The findings, consistent with other recent publications, can best be explained by journalists selectively indexing of seemingly relevant actor-issue-positions. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168241
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作者单位: University of Amsterdam, Mr. Robin Tschötschel, REC C8.02, Valckenierstraat 59, Amsterdam, 1018XE, Netherlands; Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, Netherlands
Recommended Citation:
Tschötschel R.,Schuck A.,Wonneberger A.. Patterns of controversy and consensus in German, Canadian, and US online news on climate change[J]. Global Environmental Change,2020-01-01,60