Online News Media Coverage of Sea Turtles and Their Conservation
Online News Media Coverage of Sea Turtles and Their Conservation
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在线新闻媒体对海龟及其保护的报道
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2021
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L. Crowder
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Bianca S. Santos;L. Crowder
媒体可以在向个人通报不易观察到的主题方面发挥关键作用，例如偏远的环境问题和野生动物。海龟是吸引公众注意力的神秘动物，但它们在全球范围内面临严重的人口下降。评估有关海龟保护的新闻报道对于评估有关外行如何看待影响这些动物的威胁至关重要，并可以提供专家如何更好地与媒体接触的见解。我们收集了2003年至2019年有关海龟的在线文章，记录了各种威胁被认为对海龟有害的频率，应对这些威胁的解决方案类型，以及常见的引用信使。我们发现，媒体对污染和资源使用的威胁进行了不成比例的报道。重要的是，这可能不符合科学界对这些动物最重要的保护问题的共识，如果它导致公众被误导，可能会有问题。
The media can be key in informing individuals around topics not easily observable, such as remote environmental issues and wildlife. Sea turtles are enigmatic animals that attract public attention, but they have faced severe population declines worldwide. Assessing how the news reports on sea turtle conservation is critical in evaluating how a concerned layperson may perceive threats affecting these animals and can provide insights on how experts can better engage with the media. We collected online articles about sea turtles from 2003 to 2019, recording the frequency by which various threats were mentioned as hazardous to sea turtles, the types of solutions noted in response to these threats, and common quoted messengers. We found that the media disproportionately reports on the threats of pollution and resource use. Importantly, this may not align with scientific consensus of top conservation concerns for these animals and can be problematic if it leads to a misinformed public.