New approaches to understanding the role of the news media in the formation of public attitudes and behaviours on climate change

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11486705
AutoresCatherine Happer (0000-0002-9711-8544, University of Glasgow, autor de correspondencia), Greg Philo (0000-0003-1552-4563, University of Glasgow)
Año2016
Volumen31
Número2
Páginas136-151
Fecha de publicación2016-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0267-3231 • E-ISSN: 1460-3705
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0267323115612213
OpenAlexW2253271334
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas30
Referencias citadas26

This article examines the role of news media on climate change and sustainable energy in the shaping of audience opinions and beliefs and the possible relation of these to behaviours. It reports on a series of studies conducted between 2011 and 2014 which develop existing approaches to audience reception analyses by using innovative methodologies which focus specifically on the negotiation of new information in response to existing beliefs, perceptions and behavioural patterns – both in the short and long term. Audience groups are introduced to new information, to which the range of responses is examined. This approach allows for an exploration of the interplay of socio-political and personal factors as well as the identification of the potential informational triggers for change. The findings suggest that media accounts are likely to have a shaping role in relation to behaviours under a range of specific and coinciding conditions

Climate change · Focus (optics · Identification (biology · Media studies · Negotiation · News media · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Relation (database · Social science · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Psychology