What is ‘Good’ Climate Journalism? Public Perceptions of Climate Journalism in Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12908657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ida Willig (0000-0003-2211-1740, Roskilde University, corresponding author), Mark Blach-Ørsten (0000-0002-6787-105X, Roskilde University), Rasmus Burkal (0009-0009-4991-2354, Roskilde University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 520-539 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2021.2016069 |
| OpenAlex | W4200529502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 33 |
Climate change is at the top of the public agenda, but researchers argue that climate journalism needs to be improved. However, knowledge of the public’s perceptions of and expectations for climate journalism is limited. We asked a representative sample of the Danish public (N = 2,028) about their views on climate journalism. The results showed that most respondents regarded climate journalism as important but found it less trustworthy and of lower quality than journalism in general. While the public generally wants climate reporting to live up to the same functions as general reporting such as fact-checking and dissemination information quickly, but they also find some functions to be more relevant for climate reporting than for general reporting. The Danish case thus indicates a greater need for climate journalism to function as a provider of guidance and solutions on how to deal with climate change in everyday life and to focus less on political opinions while giving more space to experts. However, these findings were influenced by demographic factors, especially political affiliation and age
Citizen journalism · Climate change · Journalism · Media studies · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Technical Journalism · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |