Conspiratory fascination versus public interest
The case of ‘climategate’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15548670 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lewandowsky (0000-0003-1655-2013, University of Bristol, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 111004-111004 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/111004 |
| OpenAlex | W2126829064 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 26 |
Anderegg and Goldsmith (2014 Environ. Res. Lett. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/5/054005 9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/5/054005 ) use Google Trends to examine the impact of specific media events—the so-called ‘climategate’ imbroglio and the glacial-melt error in the IPCCʼs 2007 report—on public opinion regarding climate change. There has been an overall decline of public interest in climate change after 2007, accompanied by spikes of interest with a half-life of six days for these two media events. The brevity of public interest in ‘climategate’ stands in contrast to the continued and growing fascination of the ‘skeptic’ blogosphere with that event. These results document the assertion that conspiratory obsession by a small number of people should not be mistaken for general public interest
Assertion · Blogosphere · Climate change · Epistemology · Media event · Political science · Public interest · Public opinion · Skepticism · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Geology · History · Law · Philosophy
Climate and environmental science denial
Blogging about Climate Change in Russia
Recurrent fury
Rhetorical Strategies for Scientific Authority
Coping with an antagonistic climate
The ‘Alice in Wonderland’ mechanics of the rejection of (climate) science
Is it appropriate to ‘target’ inappropriate dissent? on the normative consequences of climate skepticism
The Rise of Global Warming Skepticism
‘Climategate’
Manufactured Scientific Controversy
The half-life of a “teachable moment”
Of Conspiracy Theories
The pivotal role of perceived scientific consensus in acceptance of science
Nasa Faked the Moon Landing—Therefore, (Climate) Science Is a Hoax
Cross-national comparison of the presence of climate scepticism in the print media in six countries, 2007–10
Public interest in climate change over the past decade and the effects of the ‘climategate’ media event
The legacy of climategate
Lost in Translation
Between hype and decline
Conspiracy Theories
Climate change prediction
Global warming estimates, media expectations, and the asymmetry of scientific challenge☆
Declining public concern about climate change
Political paranoia v. political realism
Peak energy and climate change
Contesting Science by Appealing to Its Norms
Politicization of Science in the Public Sphere
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |