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Constructing an illusion of scientific uncertainty? Framing climate change in German and British print media.
- Source :
- Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research; Sep2016, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p265-289, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This article uses quantitative content analysis data from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013 to examine the salience and construction of scientific uncertainty about climate change in German and British press coverage using quantitative content analysis data from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. The results show that uncertainty about climate change − against overwhelming consensus among climate scientists − is prominent in the press coverage of both countries. The findings indicate that it is important to distinguish whether scientific uncertainty can be found at the level of single articles, or at the level of the coverage as a whole. The study also reveals that uncertainty is constructed differently in German and British press coverage in terms of the media's framing of climate science and the types of actors who are involved in the construction of scientific uncertainty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLIMATE change in mass media
CONTENT analysis
EXPERT evidence
CLIMATOLOGY
MASS media
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03412059
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118001850
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2016-0011