Disaster Averted? Television Coverage of the 2013/14 IPCC’s Climate Change Reports

Report

A new study on the television coverage of the 2013/4 blockbuster reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows similarities and differences between countries in the way they cover climate change. Examining six countries - Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India and the UK – it shows that in those countries which covered the IPCC reports, the reporting shared a strong emphasis on portraying the adverse impacts or ‘disaster’ elements of the climate change story.

Authors: Painter, J

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Not peer reviewed
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• Edition: Publisher's version
• Language: English
• Keywords: IPCC reports; international television; risk; content analysis; limate change
• Subjects: News media,journalism,publishing; Environmental change