Media attention for climate change around the world: A comparative analysis of newspaper coverage in 27 countries
Media attention for climate change around the world: A comparative analysis of newspaper coverage in 27 countries
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DOI：
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.07.020
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发表时间：
2013-10-01
影响因子：
8.9
通讯作者：
Schaefer, Mike S.
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作者：
Schmidt, Andreas;Ivanova, Ana;Schaefer, Mike S.
气候变化是一个全球现象，其结果影响到世界各地的社会。然而，到目前为止，关于媒体对气候变化的报道的研究主要集中在西方社会。本文超越了这一有限的地理范围，对27个国家的问题关注度进行了比较分析。样本包括德国等根据《京都议定书》承诺减少温室气体排放的国家，以及印度等受气候变化后果严重影响的国家。第一步，它描述了1996年至2010年这些国家媒体对气候变化关注的发展情况。其次，它比较了媒体的关注程度，并探讨它是否符合衡量气候变化和气候政策对一个国家的相关性的指标。分析表明，所有国家的气候变化覆盖面都有所增加。尽管如此，媒体的整体关注水平以及随着时间的推移而增长的程度在各国之间存在很大差异。媒体对在《京都议定书》下作出承诺的碳依赖国家的关注特别高。(C)2013爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Climate change is a global phenomenon, and its outcomes affect societies around the world. So far, however, studies on media representations of climate change have mostly concentrated on Western societies. This paper goes beyond this limited geographical scope by presenting a comparative analysis of issue attention in 27 countries. The sample includes, among others, countries that have committed themselves to greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol such as Germany as well as countries that are strongly affected by the consequences of climate change like India. In a first step, it describes the development of media attention for climate change in these countries from 1996 to 2010. Second, it compares the amount of media attention and explores whether it corresponds with indicators measuring the relevance of climate change and climate policies for a country. The analyses show that climate change coverage has increased in all countries. Still, overall media attention levels, as well as the extent of growth over time, differ strongly between countries. Media attention is especially high in carbon dependent countries with commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.