Climate Change, Politics and the Press in Ireland

With a view to advancing our understanding of the "frame competition" around climate change, and to presenting the perspectives of journalists regarding climate change as a journalistic topic, this book presents an in-depth case history of media coverage of climate change in Ireland.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword

1. Introduction


2. Climate change as a complex social problem


3. The media and climate change


4. Media coverage of climate change in Ireland


5. Ministers, handlers and hacks


6. Communicating climate change in a new media environment

Index

About the author

David Robbins is an assistant professor in the School of Communications at Dublin City University, Ireland. He has over 25 years of experience in national print and broadcast media as a reporter, editor, and columnist.

Summary

With a view to advancing our understanding of the "frame competition" around climate change, and to presenting the perspectives of journalists regarding climate change as a journalistic topic, this book presents an in-depth case history of media coverage of climate change in Ireland.

Product details

• Authors: Robbins, David Robbins
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781138323872
• ISBN: 978-1-138-32387-2
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability; Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science