Framing environmental debates over nuclear energy in Turkey's polarized media system

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ID7498166
AuthorsMetin Ersoy (0000-0002-5443-5291, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Turkey, corresponding author), Emre Işeri (0000-0002-0142-1240, Department of International Relations, Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey)
Year2020
Volume22
Issue3
Pages410-436
Publication date2020-03-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTurkish Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-3849 • E-ISSN: 1743-9663
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14683849.2020.1746908
OpenAlexW3014120755
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited72

The age of sustainable development’ has been characterized by an on-going debate over how to define development and which alternative energy resources to rely upon. It is high time to rethink the news media's role in this debate due to transformations in journalism, particularly the role of the media in harnessing the sustainable energy transition. Accordingly, this paper examines the role of the news media in environmental debates over Turkey's nuclear program within the country's polarized media system. Adopting a content analysis method, the paper illuminates how selected media outlets (three mainstream and one online alternative) have framed and disseminated debates over Turkey's nuclear program. The findings reveal that the media system matters in public debates on energy, but also that the alternative media have the potential to contribute to societal debates on issues – even within a polarized media setting – by voicing unspoken ideas

Framing (construction · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · History · Media Studies and Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies

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