Climate of scepticism: US newspaper coverage of the science of climate change
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This two-part study integrates a quantitative review of one year of US newspaper coverage of climate science with a qualitative, comparative analysis of media-created themes and frames using a social constructivist approach. In addition to an examination of newspaper articles, this paper includes a reflexive comparison with attendant wire stories and scientific texts. Special attention is given to articles constructed with and framed by rhetoric emphasising uncertainty, controversy, and climate scepticism. r 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005