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Good press, bad press: A 25-year comparison of arguments and trends in American news coverage of climate change and the ozone hole
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Howland, David |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | GOOD PRESS, BAD PRESS: A 25-YEAR COMPARISON OF ARGUMENTS AND TRENDS IN AMERICAN NEWS COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE OZONE HOLE by Dave Howland The University o f New Hampshire, May, 2006 This study uses an original content analysis categorical system to seek out and compare the substance o f arguments in a quarter century o f American news coverage about the ozone hole and climate change. Findings from an examination of more than 1,000 news articles written by The Associated Press, United Press International and The New York Times are combined with interviews with members o f key stakeholder groups in both cases including scientists, politicians, industry officials, environmentalists and news reporters. The analysis illuminates the social and political processes at work that is, those captured by the press in the evolution of the Montreal ozone and Kyoto climate treaties. The study concludes: 1) The timing and structure o f arguments in American news coverage o f the ozone hole has paralleled the policy success o f the Montreal Protocol in the United States over the past quarter century; 2) By contrast, the landscape of arguments about climate change is still very much a battleground reflecting the mixed fortunes and current failure of the Kyoto Protocol in America; 3) Over time, the climate change debate has shifted from one about the legitimacy o f global warming science to one about what policy action should be taken. This is underscored by state efforts to address climate change in absence o f federal action; 4) Uncertainty about the climate change phenomenon has been a hallmark of climate change news coverage in the 25-year sample and one that has buffered calls for policy |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1315&context=dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Notice |
