Nationalizing a global phenomenon: A study of how the press in 45 countries and territories portrays climate change

Hong Tien Vu; Yuchen Liu; Duc Vinh Tran

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101942

Nationalizing a global phenomenon: A study of how the press in 45 countries and territories portrays climate change

Glob Environ Change. 2019 Sep:58:101942. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101942. Epub 2019 Jul 19.

Authors

Hong Tien Vu¹, Yuchen Liu¹, Duc Vinh Tran²

Affiliations

¹ William White School of Journalism & Mass Communications, University of Kansas, Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, 66045, KS, USA.
² School of Information and Communication Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam.

Abstract

This study investigates the news coverage of climate change in 45 different countries and territories. Using the news framing approach, this study identifies the connections between several national socioeconomic, governance, and environmental traits and the portrayals of climate change. Although climate change is a global issue that affects every country in the world, how the news media frame it varies from country to country. Such a variation is related to each country's economic development, climate severity, and governance. The findings of this study contribute to framing literature by assessing frame use in national contexts, filling in the gap in the application of this theoretical framework.

Keywords: Climate change; Global media; National traits; News framing.