从中国气候变化报道的新闻来源看威权环境主义

IF 3 3区社会学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-19 DOI:10.1080/17524032.2023.2223774

Jing Guo, Xiaoyun Huang, Kecheng Fang

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本研究考察了中国新闻媒体如何通过威权环境主义(中国环境治理的另一种模式)的视角报道气候变化。结合计算方法和人工编码，我们分析了2013年至2021年三种新闻媒体类型(政党媒体、财经媒体和都市媒体)的气候变化文章来源模式。结果显示出三个特点:首先，政府官员在所有采购类别中占主导地位，淹没了专家、非政府组织和公民的声音。其次，只有一小部分来源涉及科学知识、环境问题和集体行动。相反，大多数人强调气候变化运动是中国领导的成就。第三，随着时间的推移，批评的声音逐渐减弱。这些发现表明，中国新闻媒体将气候变化问题作为一种工具，为威权治理的合法性服务，并提升最高领导层的形象，而不是鼓励公民和利益相关者参与环境行动。

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Authoritarian Environmentalism as Reflected in the Journalistic Sourcing of Climate Change Reporting in China

ABSTRACT This study investigates how Chinese news media cover climate change through the lens of authoritarian environmentalism, China’s alternative model of environmental governance. Combining computational methods and manual coding, we analyzed the sourcing patterns of climate change articles across three news media types (party media, financial media, and metropolitan media) from 2013 to 2021. Results showed three features: First, state officials were predominant in all sourcing categories, drowning the voices of experts, non-governmental organizations, and citizens. Second, only a small percentage of sources concerned scientific knowledge, environmental problems, and collective action. Instead, most highlighted climate change campaigns as achievements of China’s leadership. Third, critical opinions were gradually muted over time. These findings indicate that the issue of climate change has been utilized by Chinese news media as a tool to serve the legitimacy of authoritarian governance and promote the image of top leadership, rather than encouraging citizens and stakeholders to participate in environmental actions.

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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.