Tag Archives: Media Effects
Preface to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
July 19, 2017 — Because of the complexity and urgency of climate change, efforts to understand the problem’s social, cultural, and political dimensions must stretch beyond the environmental sciences and economics to be truly multi-disciplinary. To this end, over the past two decades, a growing community of scholars have focused on the factors that influence public Continue Reading »
The X-Files effect: Research suggests we shouldn’t worry so much about the impact of the hit TV series
January 1, 2016 —The X-Files returns January 24 to Fox Television in a special six-episode revival of the popular series. Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their iconic roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, investigating a collection of paranormal cases designated “X” for “unexplained.” Premiering in 1993, The X-Files ran for eight Continue Reading »
Fox News seeds climate doubts, but liberal media also distort
October 30, 2014 —Recent Pew Research Center studies offer valuable insight on the ideological makeup of those Americans most likely to voice their opinion in politics generally and the climate debate specifically, including the news sources they rely on to articulate their arguments. What’s clear from the Pew findings and related research is that the highly Continue Reading »