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2. Moving society to a sustainable future: the framing of sustainability in a constructive media outlet
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Atanasova, Dimitrinka (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-01-01
- Published:
- Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10649
- Journal Title:
- Environmental Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 13(5): 700-711
- Notes:
- 13 pages., via online journal., News reporting on sustainability has been criticized for (1) having a limited coverage of solutions, (2) reporting on solutions with a negative bias, (3) being dominated by sources from government and mainstream business, and (4) promoting frames that prioritize the role of the market and techno-scientific solutions, which leave unchallenged the unsustainable behavior of consumer societies and the focus on economic growth. This study was the first to examine how sustainability is reported in a constructive media outlet and found that articles (1) consistently elaborated solutions, (2) described them in optimistic ways, (3) quoted various sources, and (4) developed a frame that challenged consumerism and critiqued society’s preoccupation with growth while helping to imagine a desirable sustainable future. It is thus argued that this novel, constructive approach to journalism can help move society to a sustainable future by expanding the repertoire of culturally-resonant stories to live by.
3. Need for a wind of change? use of offshore wind messages by stakeholders and the media in Germany and their effects on public acceptance
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schmidt, Adriane (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-12
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10636
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
- Journal Title Details:
- 60(8): 1391–1411
- Notes:
- 22 pages., via online journal., This study investigates German news media coverage and PR material of offshore wind stakeholders from industry, politics, science and civil society thoroughly to provide insights about offshore wind benefits and risks communicated frequently and rarely to the public. By comparative analyses, differences between stakeholder and media messages are revealed: while stakeholders strongly focused on the supportive argument relevance of offshore wind for the energy turnaround, the media often discussed the negative impacts higher costs and delays in grid connection. Furthermore, the influence of offshore wind arguments on acceptance is measured within a survey representative of the German population. With these results, it can be assessed how far influential arguments were presented and which messages have been used frequently despite their low impact. Disruptions to viewscapes, limitation of commercial fishing areas, and hazards to shipping proved to be effective a
4. When can a green entrepreneur manage the local environment?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Brandt, Urs Steiner (author) and Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-12
- Published:
- Denmark: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D07990
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Journal Title Details:
- 183 (part 3): 622-629
- Notes:
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