“When a crisis comes knocking, people turn to journalism to make better decisions. This is what is happening with the climate emergency.” Moreno Cruz Osório
Even if scientists haven’t confirmed that a particular hurricane, wildfire, or heat wave was made worse by climate change, they know a lot about the big-picture effects of warming on extreme weather events.
“How these arguments play out on television is hugely important because of its dominance as a source of climate information…Legitimate policy discussion needs to be carefully distinguished from false claims put out by organized skeptical groups.”
“Climate change needs to advance from topic to frame, gaining relevance in every beat to become more subtle and less one-off alarmist.” Alexandra Borchardt
An experiment finds small changes in framing and word choice can elicit significant changes in how science skeptics engage with news coverage of climate change.
A new study of social media about a climate change conference found journalists’ negative tweets gained far more traction with users than positive ones. That’s one of the findings in this new collection of research into climate journalism.
Benton, Joshua. "How can journalism get better at covering climate change? Being a bummer might help." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Mar. 2022. Web. 17 Jun. 2024.
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Benton, J. (2022, Mar. 21). How can journalism get better at covering climate change? Being a bummer might help. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/03/how-can-journalism-get-better-at-covering-climate-change-being-a-bummer-might-help/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "How can journalism get better at covering climate change? Being a bummer might help." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 21, 2022. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/03/how-can-journalism-get-better-at-covering-climate-change-being-a-bummer-might-help/.
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