The Fifth Estate
Analyzing Climate Change Punditry in the Zimbabwean Newspaper Columns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21192561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mthokozisi Phathisani Ndhlovu (0000-0001-8726-3847, National University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 418-429 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-4032 • E-ISSN: 1752-4040 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17524032.2020.1863826 |
| OpenAlex | W3119615351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 25 |
Media and climate change scholarship in Zimbabwe has mainly focused on news stories. However, news stories are dependent on news values, which science, including climate change, performs badly against. Besides, news stories are written by journalists, some with limited understanding of science, resulting in misrepresentation of climate change. However, unlike previous studies, this article uses qualitative content analysis and rhetoric analysis to interrogate arguments on climate change advanced by newspaper columnists – also referred to as pundits. This article analyzes columns written by Jeffrey Gogo (The Herald) and Peter Makwanya (NewsDay) from 2017 to 2018 to assess the rhetorical and argumentative techniques they use to argue their positions on climate change. It concludes that the two columnists use their proximity to the news media and their knowledge of science communication to argue for urgent climate change action. Such arguments demonstrate the fifth estate function of columnists in not only holding to account power holders and scientists but also highlighting the shortcomings of the news media
Argumentative · Art · Climate change · Fourth Estate · Journalism · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Misrepresentation · News media · Newspaper · Political science · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Scholarship · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication
Visual art and rethinking the future in anthropogenic climate change debates
Framing the wild
The Role of Photography in Communicating Climate Change in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean News Media’s Framing of Coal-Fired Power Plants
Zimbabwean news media discourses on the intersection of abortion, religion, health and the law
Journalism and Democracy
Making Sense of Media and Politics
Journalism and New Media
Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects
Jargon as a barrier to effective science communication
The gap between scientists and journalists
Migration and Refugee Law
Environment, Media and Communication
Analysing Newspapers
Climate Change, Forced Migration, and International Law
The Fifth Estate Emerging through the Network of Networks
Examining media discourses on religious rape in Zimbabwe
Influencing Public Policy
Framing
Qualitative Content Analysis
The Politicization of Climate Change and Polarization in the American Public's Views of Global Warming, 2001-2010
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |