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11. Good Practices in Climate Science Journalism

verfasst von : Elisabeth Eide, Oliver Hahn

Erschienen in: Media and Global Climate Knowledge

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

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Abstract

This chapter analyzes print media articles considered as good practices in climate (science) journalism. It does so by, firstly, sketching various criteria that are able to bridge gaps between science communication and lay people’s livelihoods and everyday experiences. It also takes into account the evolution from a traditional, top-down model of science communication to a non-traditional, bottom-up one which may have a wider popular outreach. Second, against the backdrop of these criteria, the chapter discusses a sample of newspaper items from the IPCC AR5 coverage, selected from across different genres and a variety of countries. Third, the chapter provides findings drawn from qualitative interviews with a group of IPCC authors on their assessments of good climate (science) journalism. The chapter concludes with some recommendations on how climate change reporting can be more optimized in the future.

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Fußnoten
1
Chris Field was interviewed by Elisbeth Eide in Copenhagen on August 20, 2014 and again in Paris on July 8, 2015 by Elisbeth Eide and Risto Kunelius.
 
2
The interviews were conducted by Elisbeth Eide and Risto Kunelius.
 
3
This is exemplified by new online journalism platforms, such as CODA story, whose intention it is to “stay with a story”: http://www.codastory.com/about
 
4
Rapp, O. M. (2013). Everyone wants to do research in Spitsbergen. Aftenposten, October 8.
 
5
Mathismoen, O. (2014). What is really happening in Greenland? Aftenposten, November 16.
 
6
Prestegård, S. (2014). Warmer weather threatens animal life. Dagsavisen, November 20.
 
7
Mathismoen, O. (2014). What is really happening in Greenland? Aftenposten, November 16.
 
8
Huq, S. (2014). Why climate change mitigation matters for Bangladesh. Daily Star, November 14. Retrieved from http://www.thedailystar.net//why-climate-change-mitigation-matters-for-bangladesh-49229.
 
9
Pötter, B. (2014). Does the cleaning begin? Die Tageszeitung, September 15.
 
10
Tajuba, P. (2014). Temperature rise threatens coffee production. Daily Monitor, November 11. Retrieved from http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Tempreture-rise-threatens-coffee-production/-/688616/2517510/-/3p8a8q/-/index.html
 
11
Carrington, D. (2014). How climate change will brew a bad-tasting, expensive cup of coffee. The Guardian, March 28. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/28/climate-change-bad-expensive-coffee-ipcc.
 
12
Carrington, D. (2014). How climate change will brew a bad-tasting, expensive cup of coffee. The Guardian, March 28. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/28/climate-change-bad-expensive-coffee-ipcc
 
13
Arup, T., & Wood, S. (2014). Temperature rise could hit coffee drinkers in hip pocket. Sydney Morning Herald, March 31.
 
14
The two other photos depict fields in Brazil (the world’s biggest coffee producer) and crops damaged by fungus in Guatemala.
 
15
Ainebyoona, E. (2014). Biogas: A school is using a latrine to cut its energy bill. Daily Monitor, November 6. Retrieved from http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Bio-gas--A-school-is-using-a-latrine-to-cut-its-energy-bill/-/691232/2511926/-/jj9a3x/-/index.html
 
16
Skjeseth, H. T. (2014). Solar energy advancing. UN climate panel: Climate friendly energy must be tripled by 2050. Dagsavisen, April 28.
 
17
Micro loans can offset effects of climate change: Analyst. (2014). Daily Star, November 16. Retrieved from http://www.thedailystar.net/micro-loans-can-offset-effects-of-climate-change-analyst-50527
 
18
Carrington, D. (2013). The Maldives, a fledgling democracy at the vanguard of climate change. The Guardian, September 26. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/26/maldives-democracy-climate-change-ipcc
 
19
See for example: Maldives government highlights the impact of climate change… by meeting underwater. (2009). Daily Mail, October 20. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1221021/Maldives-underwater-cabinet-meeting-held-highlight-impact-climate-change.html.
 
20
See for example: Cyclone devastates South Pacific Islands of Vanuatu. (2015). BBC News, March 14. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31883712 and Cyclone relief in Vanuatu continues over Easter despite difficult conditions. (2015). TVNZ One News, April 5. Retrieved from https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/cyclone-relief-in-vanuatu-continues-over-easter-despite-difficult-conditions-6277919.html
 
21
Caramel, L. (2013). A possible heightening of 4.8 from now until the end of the century. Le Monde, September 28.
 
22
Isworo, B. (2014). Uncovering the veil of clouds. Kompas, October 11.
 
23
Translated from Bahasa Indonesia by Jamal bin Ishak.
 
24
Wickström, A. (2014). The difficult dilemma of travelling. Svenska Dagbladet, April 6.
 
25
For more on this project visit: http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/#/?part=tunnel-creek
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Good Practices in Climate Science Journalism
verfasst von
Elisabeth Eide
Oliver Hahn
Copyright-Jahr
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52321-1_11