Media coverage of climate change

Global warming was the cover story of this 2007 issue of the liberal-leaning feminist Ms. magazine.

Media coverage of climate change has had effects on public opinion on climate change, as it conveys the scientific consensus on climate change that the global temperature has increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases.[1]

Climate change communication research shows that coverage has grown and become more accurate.[2]: 11 

Some researchers and journalists believe that media coverage of politics of climate change is adequate and fair, while a few feel that it is biased.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Antilla, L. (2010). "Self-censorship and science: A geographical review of media coverage of climate tipping points". Public Understanding of Science. 19 (2): 240–256. doi:10.1177/0963662508094099. S2CID 143093512.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Climate Change 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Newman, Todd P.; Nisbet, Erik C.; Nisbet, Matthew C. (26 September 2018). "Climate change, cultural cognition, and media effects: Worldviews drive news selectivity, biased processing, and polarized attitudes". Public Understanding of Science. 27 (8): 985–1002. doi:10.1177/0963662518801170. PMID 30253695. S2CID 52824926.
  4. ^ Lichter, S.R.; Rothman (1984). "The media and national defense". National Security Policy: 265–282.
  5. ^ Bozell, L.B.; Baker, B.H. (1990). "Thats the way it is(n't)". Alexandria, VA.
  6. ^ Nissani, Moti (Sep 1999). "Media Coverage of the Greenhouse Effect". Population and Environment. 21 (1): 27–43. doi:10.1007/BF02436119. S2CID 144096201.