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The U.S. Media and Climate Change - Recent Trends (Hardcover)
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The U.S. Media and Climate Change - Recent Trends (Hardcover)
Series: St. James's Studies in World Affairs
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Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of
our time. Although cohesive solutions remain elusive, U.S. media
attention on climate change is decreasing. This study examines how
media attention to climate change solutions has changed over time
and makes recommendations on how coverage trends can be influenced.
Two broad solutions frames were chosen for the study: "market"
solutions that address human behavior utilizing market forces (e.g.
cap-and-trade, carbon tax), and "technology" solutions that focus
on developing technological tools to support more climate-friendly
behavior (e.g. renewable energy). The study examined 444 media
articles published in the Associated Press, Reuters News, the New
York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington
Post. Each article was coded according to a numerical rating scale
for how prevalent the solution was in the media article, as well as
if it was reported as being an effective solution (positive
tonality) or ineffective solution (negative tonality). Articles
were analyzed for characteristics aligning with the five phases of
Anthony Downs's issue-attention cycle: 1) Pre-Problem, with
attention from niche audiences only; 2) Alarmed discovery and
euphoric enthusiasm for addressing the issue quickly; 3) Increasing
negativity as the cost of progress is realized; 4) Gradual decline
of intense public interest; and 5) Post-problem, when issue
attention drops off. Findings show that U.S. media coverage of both
market and technology solutions to climate change follows Downs's
issue-attention cycle, though there are phase variations for each
solution. Decreasing coverage volume and increasingly negative
tonality was observed for both market and technology solutions,
aligning with Downs's characteristics of issue-attention cycle
Phases 2-4. Several topics were consistently associated with
short-term increases in coverage around a solution, a relationship
that indicates that they may play a role in driving media attention
to these solutions. Media consistently reported on technology
solutions more favorably than market solutions. A tendency for
individual politicians and political infighting to negatively
impact tonality was observed, as were instances of media favoring
an "underdog" in solutions implementation.
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