Media Framing of Climate Change Action in Carbon Locked-in Developing Countries: Adaptation or Mitigation?

Günay, Defne; İşeri, Emre; Ersoy, Metin; Elega, Adeola Abdulateef

doi:10.1080/17524032.2021.1885462

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“…On the other hand, media consumers tend to believe what they get from the media (Mahl et al, 2020). Günay et al (2021) argued that because of the media's agenda-setting power, the news media is an important source of information for individuals and collectives about scientific issues, people, and events. Indeed, Weaver argued that by reporting on climate change, the media would be rendering a public service whether the stories "sell" or not.…”

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Climate change journalism in South Africa: noticeable improvements, less than adequate

Sithole¹

2023

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The media coverage of climate change in South Africa is on the increase, although several issue requiring attention have been identified. These include i) the fact that media coverage ismostly influenced by events such as climate conferences and disasters; ii) a tendency toapproach climate change as a beat, instead of incorporating it in other beats since the climatecrisis impacts various issues, such as economics, health, politics, food security, agriculture, etc.This has often resulted in a scenario where some of the impacts of climate change are underreported;iii) most of the reporting is found in online media and sometimes behind paywalls;and iv) although showing some improvements, there is a reliance on stories from foreign newsnetworks, something that might suggest that the climate crisis is not of local concern. Overallclimate communication by key stakeholders such as the government and the business sector isparticularly inadequate. Having conducted a mapping of media coverage by 11 publicationsand interviewed 42 key stakeholders, this study has made several recommendations whichinclude the training of climate journalists and the conscientization of media houses to improvereporting on the crisis. Government, in particular, has been implored to engage in climatechange communication to catapult societal discourse on the subject and improve mediareporting.

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Climate change journalism in South Africa: noticeable improvements, less than adequate

Sithole¹

2023

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“…The information thus comes in a "framed" way. Framing is not only used by people in daily life when communicating why an (environmental) issue matters, who or what is responsible, and what the existing options might be, but it is also employed as a technique by experts (Littoz-Monnet, 2014), various media outlets (Günay et al,2021), and journalists (Hiles and Hinnant, 2014).…”

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Communication on Climate Change in the Mediterranean by Non-State Actors: A Framing Analysis

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BOTETZAGIAS

2024

Alternatif Politika

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How do non-state actors frame climate change in a region labelled as a climate hotspot? To answer this question, this article explores the climate communication strategies of non-state actors with various country origins. Adopting the quantitative content analysis method, it comparatively analyses differing frame utilizations (e.g. ecological/meteorological, policy, economic and energy interests, culture, science and technology, civil society) of non-state actors in their selected climate change/global warming-related reports (n=89) on the Mediterranean. The findings provide clues on the cosmopolitan framing of non-state actors on the regional level.

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“…However, its laggardness in the international climate regime has left Turkey isolated, so its increasing need for international legitimation and the lapse of its special circumstances eventually pushed Ankara to ratify the Paris Agreement. 85 This comparison shows that the MINT countries have had varied policy perspectives on climate change and no intention to develop a shared discursive position. Unlike BRICS, MINT could neither mobilize their predicted capacities and adopt a ready-to-take-responsibility understanding in emissions reduction efforts, nor acquire a leadership status capable of representing the arguments of the developing world.…”

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Understanding the BRICS framing of climate change: The role of collective identity formation

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Köstem

2022

International Journal

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This article explores how the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) frame the issue of climate change. Based on constructivist insights, the article argues that the formation of collective identity has fundamentally shaped the BRICS framing of climate change. On the one hand, BRICS′ connections to the developing world explain why BRICS has given voice to the arguments of developing countries with respect to climate change. On the other hand, BRICS′ policy concepts, ideas, and discourse reflect the attributes associated with the identity of emerging powers. This article argues that emerging power status encourages the BRICS states to portray themselves as responsible actors on the global scale and conceptualize a climate-sensitive economic development model in contrast to the Western production paradigm that is regarded as unsympathetic towards the needs of developing nations. In this process, the perception of the developed world as the relational other supports the sense of we-ness among the BRICS states, thereby shaping their policy formulations with respect to climate change.

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Media Framing of Climate Change Action in Carbon Locked-in Developing Countries: Adaptation or Mitigation?

Cited by 16 publications

References 61 publications

Climate change journalism in South Africa: noticeable improvements, less than adequate

Climate change journalism in South Africa: noticeable improvements, less than adequate

Communication on Climate Change in the Mediterranean by Non-State Actors: A Framing Analysis

Understanding the BRICS framing of climate change: The role of collective identity formation

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