Sources of climate change information used by newspaper journalists in Tanzania

Siyao, Peter Onauphoo; Sife, Alfred Said

doi:10.1177/0340035220985163

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“…The ability of journalists to gather information from credible sources is one of the key factors that determines the effectiveness of newspapers in sharing crucial information about climate change to their intended readership. By fulfilling this role, newspapers greatly contribute to their readers' capacity to adapt, cope with, and mitigate the impacts of climate change [27]. However, reliant on formal journalists may not be enough as they have limited sources of information.…”

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“…Students can improve their writing and outlining skills by using newspapers as a suitable training tool. This is understandable considering that each type of newspaper, whether it be published locally or internationally, in a particular language, or even a high-end journal or one that caters to the broad public reading, has its own readership section [27]. Some of the respondents from academia have made it a point to teach their students how to compose and submit articles to newspaper publishers in light of this knowledge.…”

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Exploring Best Practices for New Climate Change Policy and Law Program

Mohamad,

Ahmad,

Anuar

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Climate change law is seldom taught formally as a program at institutions of higher education. Hence, it is unclear as to how climate change law lessons should be delivered. This paper focuses on the exploration of best practices for new climate change policy and law program. The study engaged in purely qualitative methodology, involving interviews with 10 experts in environmental law and climate change from academia and industry partners, as well as environmental law alumni. The collected data was analysed in ATLAS.ti software version 22 using thematic analysis approach. The study found that among the recommended best practices of teaching delivery methods for the program are service learning (SL), global learning, article contributions to newspapers and project-based learning (PBL). SL involves the implementation of credited projects by the students for the benefit of a targeted community focusing on climate change issues. Meanwhile, global learning involves collaborative events with member institutions within Malaysia or abroad, in which experts, academia and industry practitioners can join and participate for sharing of experiences, skills and knowledge on climate change current issues and challenges. Students can also be encouraged to write their articles to be submitted to newspaper portals, either printed or online sites. Additionally, lecturers can prompt specific PBL projects to the students, in which students are to “carry out” climate change-related projects in this innovative and inspiring learning strategy. The final strategy is to encourage students to implement roleplay in classes, aiming at giving simulation experiences in solving climate change issues. Hopefully, this paper will become a catalyst for future studies on climate change curriculum development, particularly on teaching delivery practices. The findings are highly pertinent to United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal SDG13 on climate action. In the broader context, the findings of the study will be a great contribution towards the attainment of sustainability efforts on climate action, particularly in capacity building of the people on teaching delivery methods of climate change policy and law.

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Section: Article Contributions To Newspapersmentioning

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Exploring Best Practices for New Climate Change Policy and Law Program

Mohamad,

Ahmad,

Anuar

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…Media professionals in that country found climate change to be a new concept, which made it difficult to understand the issues that are involved (Nassanga, 2013). In Tanzania, the media relies on climate change experts and daily events, such as community meetings and other social gatherings to obtain information about climate change (Siyao & Sife, 2021). According to these authors, journalists engage minimal use of other potential sources of information, such as libraries, printed materials, and internet websites, something that might affect the quality and quantity of climate change information published in the Tanzanian media.…”

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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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“…Examining the connection between news consumption and political polarisation there are concerns that as more people get their news from online sources, political polarisation may follow. The relationship between news consumption, political viewpoints, and attitudes towards issues including immigration, healthcare, and climate change could be examined in future research, (Siyao & Sife, 2021).…”

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The Evolution of News: Exploring the Shift from Print to Online Sources

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2023

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This paper will conduct a comprehensive literature analysis with the purpose to study and evaluate research on the probable future of the news and the potential for digital outlets to replace print newspapers. The assessment covers a wide range of topics, including the benefits and drawbacks of media on the internet in specific, the demise of traditional media, and readers' changing news consumption patterns. The study discovered that print newspapers continue to have a lot to offer consumers and the profession of journalism, even as internet news evolves. According to the results, print and online newspapers will coexist in the future, each serving a different audience and serving a different purpose. A review of the relevant literature, which includes papers from academia, reports, and news articles, forms the basis of the research. According to the findings, the growth of the Internet has significantly affected the newspaper industry, with readership and income falling. Online information sources like social media and news websites have grown in popularity in the meantime. Yet many people still enjoy the physical experience of reading a newspaper, and newspapers continue to play a significant role in society. Finally, even while the growth of online information sources continues to pose problems for the newspaper industry, it is unlikely that they will ever totally displace printed publications.

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Sources of climate change information used by newspaper journalists in Tanzania

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

Exploring Best Practices for New Climate Change Policy and Law Program

Exploring Best Practices for New Climate Change Policy and Law Program

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

The Evolution of News: Exploring the Shift from Print to Online Sources

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