TY - JOUR
T1 - Representation of climate change consequences in British newspapers
AU - Ruiu, Maria
PY - 2021/10/1
Y1 - 2021/10/1
N2 - This article explores British newspaper descriptions of the impact of climate change across three time periods. It shows a reduction in representing the consequences of climate change as ‘out of human control’. It also shows a decrease in adopting alarming and uncertain descriptions within the centre-left group, whereas mocking the effects of climate change is a peculiarity of right-leaning narratives. The complexity of climate narratives produces a variety of representations of the consequences of climate change, which in turn might increase ‘uncertainty’ in public understanding of climate change.
AB - This article explores British newspaper descriptions of the impact of climate change across three time periods. It shows a reduction in representing the consequences of climate change as ‘out of human control’. It also shows a decrease in adopting alarming and uncertain descriptions within the centre-left group, whereas mocking the effects of climate change is a peculiarity of right-leaning narratives. The complexity of climate narratives produces a variety of representations of the consequences of climate change, which in turn might increase ‘uncertainty’ in public understanding of climate change.
KW - Climate change
KW - climate change consequences
KW - global warming
KW - media reporting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099838068&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0267323120978727
DO - 10.1177/0267323120978727
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 478
EP - 493
JO - European Journal of Communication
JF - European Journal of Communication
SN - 0267-3231
IS - 5
ER -