Discursive Strategies for Climate Change Reporting: A Case Study of The Mercury News

IF 3 3区社会学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-03-10 DOI:10.1080/17524032.2022.2048043

Sonia Parratt-Fernández, María-Ángeles Chaparro-Domínguez, G. Gilbert

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper examines how journalists use discursive strategies when covering the complex issue of climate change in The Mercury News, a large regional U.S.A. newspaper in California, a state deeply impacted by this problem. Quantitative content analysis of published texts and semi-structured interviews of journalists uncovered common use of formative discursive elements and the principles of constructive journalism, consistent with the journalists’ expressed priorities to help educate readers and make climate change interesting, relevant, and easily readable. The demands for speedy reporting in the digital environment and cuts to newsroom staff affect the use of discursive strategies for climate change coverage and limits opportunities for journalists to specialize. Journalists noted the challenge of conveying topics that are abstract, technical, and embedded with uncertainty to readers who demand definitive and instantaneous information. Such challenges are accentuated by poor connections between academic experts on climate change and the public and the press.

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气候变化报道的话语策略:以《水星报》为例

摘要:本文考察了记者在报道复杂的气候变化问题时如何使用话语策略。《水星报》是美国加利福尼亚州的一份大型区域性报纸，深受气候变化问题的影响。对已发表文本的定量内容分析和对记者的半结构化采访发现，形成性话语元素和建设性新闻原则的普遍使用与记者表达的优先事项一致，即帮助教育读者，使气候变化变得有趣、相关和易于阅读。数字环境下对快速报道的需求和新闻编辑室人员的削减影响了气候变化报道话语策略的使用，并限制了记者专业化的机会。记者们注意到，向需要明确和即时信息的读者传达抽象、技术性和不确定性的主题是一项挑战。气候变化学术专家与公众和媒体之间缺乏联系，加剧了这些挑战。

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Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture Multiple-

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6.30

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7.40%

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期刊介绍： Environmental Communication is an international, peer-reviewed forum for multidisciplinary research and analysis assessing the many intersections among communication, media, society, and environmental issues. These include but are not limited to debates over climate change, natural resources, sustainability, conservation, wildlife, ecosystems, water, environmental health, food and agriculture, energy, and emerging technologies. Submissions should contribute to our understanding of scientific controversies, political developments, policy solutions, institutional change, cultural trends, media portrayals, public opinion and participation, and/or professional decisions. Articles often seek to bridge gaps between theory and practice, and are written in a style that is broadly accessible and engaging.