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Heat and hot air: influence of local temperature on journalists' coverage of global warming

Department of Communication at Cornell

Jennifer Good

Department of Communication, 314 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

This study examines relationships between local temperature in two cities (New York and Washington, D.C.) and coverage of global climate change in their local newspapers (the Times and the Post). The results show that there are some relationships between local temperature and frequency of attention to climate issues, such that journalists are more likely to discuss climate during unusually warm periods. However, support for the hypotheses was only partial; the Post did not show confirming relationships. The discussion focuses on implications for public understanding of climate change.

Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, 285-295 (2000)
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/9/3/305


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