Climate change in the newsroom: journalists' evolving standards of objectivity when covering global warming

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Hiles, Sara Shipley (author) and Hinnant, Amanda (author)
    Format:
    Journal article+
    Publication Date:
    2014
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: D06466
    Journal Title:
    Science Communication
    Journal Title Details:
    36(4) : 428-453
    Subject Term:
    attitudes, coverage, environment, environmental communication, journalists, reporting, research communication, scientific communication, trends, writing styles, climate, climate change, and objectivity
    Notes:
    Research among experienced environmental journalists reveals a shift since 2000 in their view of "balance," as an element of objectivity. They now advocate a "weight of evidence" approach where stories reflect scientific consensus.

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