Environmental and social issues and the media game

Four ways to address mediated (in)visibility

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6441995
AutoresMeri Frig (0000-0001-5964-8125, Aalto University), Visa Penttilä (0000-0002-1461-6522, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology)
Año2025
Volumen47
Número6
Páginas1150-1167
Fecha de publicación2025-04-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01634437251331838
OpenAlexW4409391952
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas39

Many of the causes and impacts of environmental and social issues may seem invisible, while others are apparent yet overlooked. Journalists act as focal agents shaping how society addresses these issues, including climate change and social inequality. In this article, we investigate how journalists act as visibility agents – that is, agents who make visible such issues in the media, culture, and society more generally. Drawing on interviews with Nordic journalists, this exploratory qualitative study shows how journalists address the (in)visibility of environmental and social issues in four primary ways: uncovering wrongdoing, moderating false and inadequate information, explaining complex social/environmental topics, and popularizing issues. The study advances literature on mediated visibility and the relationships between journalists and political and economic leaders by explaining how the former approach the task of visibilizing environmental and social problems

Geography · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · Visibility · World Wide Web · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics