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Climate Change in the Media
Reporting Risk and Uncertainty
Climate Change in the Media
Reporting Risk and Uncertainty
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Scientists and politicians are increasingly using the language of risk to describe the climate change challenge. Some researchers have argued that stressing the 'risks' posed by climate change rather than the 'uncertainties' can create a more helpful context for policy makers and a stronger response from the public. However, understanding the concepts of risk and uncertainty - and how to communicate them - is a hotly debated issue. In this book, James Painter analyses how the international media present these and other narratives surrounding climate change. He focuses on the coverage of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and of the melting ice of the Arctic Sea, and includes six countries: Australia, France, India, Norway, the UK and the USA.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction – 'Even ostriches need third party insurance'
2. The Risk Society
Defining risk and uncertainty
The public response to risk and uncertainty
Risk as an everyday experience
3. When uncertainty is certain
The language of uncertainty
The IPCC's approach
Exploiting uncertainty
The language of risk
4. Reporting the Future
How the media report risk and uncertainty
The challenges of the future
5. Uncertainty and risk in the international print media
Methodology
Six country results
6. Country studies
Australia, France, India, Norway, the UK and the USA
7. Conclusions
Recommendations
Notes
Appendices
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Product details
| Published | Oct 29 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781780765884 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Illustrations | 1 graph, 12 tables |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Series | RISJ Challenges |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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