Who Leads the Conversation on Climate Change?: A Study of a Global Network of NGOs on Twitter

Vu, Hong Tien; Viet, Hung Dinh; Seo, Hyunjin; Liu, Yuchen

doi:10.1080/17524032.2019.1687099

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“…Past research has paid much attention to how climate change is communicated in the news (Schäfer & Schlichting, 2014; Vu et al, 2019). This study is among a limited number of scholarly projects that investigate climate communication by global NGOs (Vu et al, 2020). Climate change is a global phenomenon with effects that transcend national boundaries (Long, 2008).…”

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“…Past research in the area of climate change communication has focused exclusively on NGOs’ adoption and use of these platforms for their advocacy work (Takahashi et al, 2015), how these organizations connect and interact on social media (Vu et al, 2020), or their use of social media to mobilize supports at particular events such as the United Nations’ conferences (Lück et al, 2018; Segerberg & Bennett, 2011). Less well understood is how they construct their social media messages to communicate climate change on a regular basis.…”

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Social Media and Environmental Activism: Framing Climate Change on Facebook by Global NGOs

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Analyzing Facebook content produced by 289 global climate nonprofits from 18 countries, this study investigates these NGOs’ framing of climate change. Of the three protest frames, diagnostic was most popular. Of the three aspects of climate change, including impact, action, and efficacy, action was used most frequently, while efficacy was the least common. Messages refer to effects at the present time. NGOs from developed countries are more likely than those from developing nations to discuss climate actions. Climate impacts are more likely to appear in these NGOs’ persuasive messages than efficacy. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

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Social Media and Environmental Activism: Framing Climate Change on Facebook by Global NGOs

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“…Thus, while efforts to negotiate conservation conflicts can benefit from tailoring to suit local groups, conservationists should recognize that their interventions may be influenced externally as conservation becomes increasingly shaped by networks of global actors (Vu et al. 2019).…”

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“…The growing prevalence of technology and social media globally and the ability to instantly exchange information around the world may be internationalizing conservation issues, as it has other environmental issues (Vu et al. 2019). For example, the killing of Cecil the lion ( Panthera leo ) by a U.S. dentist in 2015 resulted in a flurry of media attention decrying trophy hunting across the globe, millions of dollars in funding donated to lion research, and increased restrictions by airline companies on transport of animal trophies (Macdonald et al.…”

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Exploring nationality and social identity to explain attitudes toward conservation actions in the United States and Australia

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Understanding human attitudes toward wildlife management is critical to implementing effective conservation action and policy. Understanding the factors that shape public attitudes toward different wildlife management actions is limited, however, which can result in unpredictable public responses to interventions. We drew on comparisons between residents of 2 countries on separate continents to explore differences in attitudes toward wildlife management and determine factors important in shaping these attitudes. We surveyed representative publics via market research panels in Australia (n = 881 respondents) and the United States (n = 1287). We applied a social-identity approach and demography to identify factors that explained variance between responses about wildlife management. We compared responses between countries overall and within subgroups of respondents who strongly identified as environmentalists, animal rights activists, wildlife conservation advocates, and farmers. We created aggregate scores for the management-related response items per respondent and used regression analyses to identify the relative importance of country, identity, age, and gender in explaining variance between responses. These factors accounted for 15.3% of variance among responses. Australians overall were generally more accepting of lethal wildlife management actions than U.S. respondents. Differences in national attitudes reflected differences between United States and Australian wildlife management and policy, highlighting the importance of understanding social attitudes in shaping conservation policy. Identifying as a farmer followed by identifying as an animal rights activist most shaped attitudes toward wildlife management. Identity-related conflicts could be initiated or exacerbated by conservation interventions that fail to consider identity-related processes.

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“…Global North-South has been used by scholars and policymakers who prefer the term to "First vs. Second vs. Third World" or "developed vs. developing countries" [36] [37] [39]. In particular, the meaning of Global North-South has evolved over time, expanding beyond borders and recognizing variability within the South or North [36] [42]. In addition, previous research has shown that a country's position in international telecommunication or Internet networks is associated the country's economic and social developments [43] [44] [45].…”

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Country Characteristics, Internet Connectivity and Combating Misinformation: A Network Analysis of Global North-South

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Analyzing data on 152 countries using network and regression analyses, this study examined how countries' positions in the global Internet network are associated with their political, economic, and technological characteristics, and how those characteristics are related to media, information, and digital (MID) education programs in the countries. This research shows countries with higher levels of international Internet bandwidth capacity, Internet use, and press freedom status are more likely to have MID programs that are comprehensive. Differences between Global North and Global South countries were significant both in terms of Internet capacity and use and in terms of MID complexity and dimensions. MID literacy education is an important long-term solution to misinformation, as such education informs people's epistemological beliefs which in turn have direct effects on their comprehension of various issues and topics. This study offers important scholarly and policy implications in the areas of digital connectivity, MID literacies, misinformation, and international communication. In particular, it offers guidance for comparative studies in this area.

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Who Leads the Conversation on Climate Change?: A Study of a Global Network of NGOs on Twitter

Cited by 40 publications

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Social Media and Environmental Activism: Framing Climate Change on Facebook by Global NGOs

Social Media and Environmental Activism: Framing Climate Change on Facebook by Global NGOs

Exploring nationality and social identity to explain attitudes toward conservation actions in the United States and Australia

Country Characteristics, Internet Connectivity and Combating Misinformation: A Network Analysis of Global North-South

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