Title
Climate change in Peruvian newspapers: The role of foreign voices in a context of vulnerability
Date Issued
01 May 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Meisner M.
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Media coverage of climate change has been an area of continued research during the last years, mostly with a focus on developed countries. This study attempts to contribute to this body of work by analyzing the coverage in a developing country. The study presents a content analysis of newspaper coverage of climate change in Peru through the study of frames, geographical focus, and climate change strategies (mitigation/adaptation). Additionally, the role of foreign voices is assessed by comparing the coverage by Peruvian reporters with the coverage by wire services, and by determining the types of sources present in the articles. Results show a prevalence of an effects frame, followed by a politics frame. Also, the study found a significant amount of stories originating from wire services. In general, coverage prioritizes mitigation strategies and policies while providing limited attention to adaptation, which can be insufficient for a highly vulnerable country.
Start page
427
End page
442
Volume
22
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias del medio ambiente
Medios de comunicación, Comunicación socio-cultural
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84876707430
Source
Public Understanding of Science
ISSN of the container
09636625
Sponsor(s)
We would like to thank Paloma Torres and Rosalia Lucero for their research assistance, and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments. This research was funded by the National Science Foundation (Grant #SES-0962505).
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