Title
Bias vs. Bias: How Fox News anchors discussed Pope Francis’ stance on climate change
Date Issued
09 August 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Michigan State University
Publisher(s)
Routledge
Abstract
When Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, released his encyclical on climate change in June 2015, the Fox News Channel, the most watched cable news network in the United States, faced a dilemma. Some of its news anchors and regular commentators are Catholics, and therefore have a positive bias for the Pope. But the network is also known for its bias against man-made climate change. Guided by cognitive dissonance theory, this study analyzed how Fox News’ anchors and commentators discussed Pope Francis’ stance on climate change. The analysis found a clear ambivalence in their discourse and identified four discursive strategies that they used to navigate discursive dissonance.
Start page
834
End page
849
Volume
12
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Investigación climática
Periodismo
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85023743758
Source
Journalism Practice
ISSN of the container
17512786
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus