Climate change as reported in the press of Finland: From screaming headlines to penetrating background noise

News coverage of climate change has increased in the English-speaking industrialised countries since 2005. The development of news coverage, especially in the United States, has been widely studied. Knowledge of the development and contents of climate debate in other languages than English is sparse...

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Published in:International journal of environmental studies 2009-12, Vol.66 (6), p.723-735
Main Authors: Lyytimäki, J., Tapio, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Climate change
Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Finland
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Meteorology
Piercing effect
Press coverage
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Summary:News coverage of climate change has increased in the English-speaking industrialised countries since 2005. The development of news coverage, especially in the United States, has been widely studied. Knowledge of the development and contents of climate debate in other languages than English is sparse. This paper presents the development on the press news coverage on climate change in Finland during the period 1990-2009 and discusses different social, economic and ecological factors influencing the news coverage.
ISSN:0020-7233
1029-0400
DOI:10.1080/00207230903448490