Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10405
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4 pages., Online from Australian Broadcasting Corporation website., During a severe drought, a Queensland grazier decided to share her story on a social media post that included distressing images of livestock. Unintended consequences included accusations of animal abuse and investigation by Biosecurity Queensland.
International: Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11396
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10 pages., Via online from website., "Experts say the rise of artifical intelligence will make most people better off over the next decade, but many have concerns about how advances in AI will affect what it means to be human, to be productive and to exercise free will. Includes references to impacts on farmers, farming and climate.
6 pages., Online via publication website., Author examines the approaches taken by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in reporting on climate change.
Available online at www.centmapress.org, Policy implications from findings suggested that improved access to credit, production factors (like land, labor) enhancing the bargaining power of smallholder farmers can significally increase farm-level adaption to climate change.
5 pages., Online via publication website., Includes follow-up perspectives about media coverage from several authors who contributed to a climate change report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Author interpreted the responses as indicating that journalists have generally done a thorough job, but have missed "a few major findings."
3 pages., via website,Ryerson Review of Journalism., On November 16, the RRJ published a piece on CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe and the audience reaction to reporting on climate change. This week, we interview CBC’s Asia correspondent, Saša Petricic, on what factors he considers when reporting on natural disasters.
16 pages, via online journal article, This meta-analytic study reviewed experimental studies that examined the effects of message framing on public engagement with climate change. We included 10 studies that used self-reported measures of climate-related attitudes and behaviors, with 26 comparison pairs. The results suggested that message framing generally has a positive effect on individuals’ engagement with climate change and its two sub-categories – behavioral intentions and support for climate policy. More specifically, we found message frames that emphasize the environmental, economic, and moral dimensions of climate change have a small-to-medium size impact on individuals’ engagement with climate change. In contrast, message frames around public health implications or geographical identity barely influence individuals’ engagement with this issue. We discussed the implications on strategic communications of climate change.
