Climate Change, Media and Culture : Critical Issues in Global Environmental Communication.

The acceleration of global climate change creates a nexus for the examination of power, political rhetoric, science communication, and sustainable development. This book takes an international view of twenty first century environmental communication to critically explore mediated expressions of clim...

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Author / Creator: Pinto, Juliet.
Other Authors / Creators:Gutsche, Robert E., Jr.
Prado, Paola.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
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Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Climate Change, Media &amp
  • Culture
  • Copyrigh Page
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • About the Authors
  • About the Editors
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Critical Challenges in Communicating Climate Change
  • Politics of Climate Change: Where Commerce Meets Culture
  • The Scholarly Challenge: Capturing Complexities of Climate Communication
  • In this Volume: Climate Change from the News to the Arts
  • References
  • Chapter 1: "Why is it Here, of All Places?": Debris Cleanup, Black Space, and Narratives of Marginalized Geographies in Post-Irma Miami-Dade
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Framework: Journalistic Interpretations of Environmental Crisis and Racism
  • Cultural Meanings of News
  • News, Race, and Power
  • Environmental Racism and Communication
  • Methods
  • Analysis
  • Official Response: The Banality of Recovery
  • "The Mess Had to Go Somewhere": Garbage Disposal, Racial Invisibility, and the Politics of Placement
  • Virginia Key: Reconfiguring and Reimagining of a Black Space
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Comparing Theoretical Explanations for the Empirical Effects of Presenting Climate Change as a Health Issue on Social Media
  • Climate Change Message Frames
  • Theoretical Explanations
  • Personification
  • Construal Level Theory
  • Moral Foundations
  • Research Questions
  • Methods
  • Participants
  • Stimuli
  • Procedures
  • Measures
  • Harm/Care Morality.
  • Political Ideology.
  • Belief in Anthropomorphic Causes of Climate Change.
  • Emotional Responses.
  • Spatial Distance.
  • Temporal Distance.
  • Perceived Personal Relevance.
  • Perceived Severity of Climate Change.
  • Perception of Climate Change as a Moral Issue.
  • Policy Support Attitudes.
  • Personal History of Message-Relevant Health Issues.
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References.
  • Chapter 3: Goodbye, Miami? Reporting Climate Change as a Local Story
  • Miami as Ground Zero for Sea Level Rise
  • Defining Miami
  • Climate Change Journalism as a Social and Cultural Construction
  • Climate Change Reporting and the Tyranny of the News Peg
  • Method
  • Geographic Scope and Specificity of Climate Coverage
  • News Categories and Timing of Coverage
  • The Use of News Pegs
  • Reliability
  • Results
  • News Categories and Timing of Coverage
  • Use of News Pegs
  • Discussion
  • Distant Hypotheses, Local Realities Spur Coverage
  • A Network of Content
  • The Tyranny of Local Impacts
  • The Definition of "Miami"
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Who Matters in Climate Change Discourse in Alberta
  • Introduction
  • Voice
  • News Media Use and Trust in Sources
  • Methodology and Sampling
  • Survey Data
  • News Coverage
  • Findings
  • Survey Data
  • News Coverage
  • Scientists and Academics.
  • Discussion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Broaching Agenda for Climate Change in Africa: A Perspective on Media Engagement with Climatic Issues in Ghana
  • Climate Change Reporting: Concepts and Literature
  • Climate Change and its Manifestations in Ghana
  • Dealing with Climate Change
  • Climate Change and Policy/Regulation Frameworks in Ghana
  • The Ghanaian Media and Climate Change Reportage: Results and Discussion
  • Framing of the Stories
  • Implications
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendation
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Raising Awareness on Environmental Protection Issues Through Cartooning: A Semiotic Analysis of Eco-cartoons Published in the Nigerian Media
  • State of Environmental Protection in Nigeria: An Overview
  • Cartooning as a Tool for Environmental Activism
  • Semiotics as a Tool to Interpret Environmental Cartoons
  • A Semiotic Analysis of Selected Environmental Cartoons
  • Conclusion
  • References.
  • Chapter 7: Communicating about Climate Change Through Art and Science
  • What does Research say about the Integration of Art and Climate Change Science?
  • Procedure
  • Theory and Promise for Communicating Climate Change through Art
  • (Lack of) Research to Demonstrate Effects of Art-based Climate Communication
  • Critiques of Art as a Vehicle for Climate Change Communication
  • Opportunities and Constraints at the Intersection of Art and Media
  • What are the Kinds of Art Media, Content, and Goals of Online Sites and Videos about Art and Climate Change?
  • Procedure
  • Wide Variety of Art Media, Content, and Goals
  • Main Insights
  • How is Art Representation Associated with Main Image Frames in Climate Change News Stories?
  • Procedure
  • Climate Change Visual Frames and Themes
  • Results and Implications
  • Conclusion
  • References.