Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
global warming
1. Author(s):
Jaclyn Marisa Dispensa (Drexel University)
Robert J. Brulle (Drexel University)
Citation:
Jaclyn Marisa Dispensa, Robert J. Brulle, (2003)
"Media’s social construction of environmental issues:
focus on global warming – a comparative
study", International Journal of Sociology and Social
Policy, Vol. 23 Iss: 10, pp.74 - 105
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Abstract:
Global warming has been a well recognized
environmental issue in the United States for the past
ten years, even though scientists had identified it as a
potential problem years before in 1896. We find
debate about the issue in the United States media
coverage while controversy among the majority of
scientists is rare. The role that researched to
understand how they socially construct global
warming and other environmental issues. To identify if
the U.S. Media presents a biased view of global
warming, the following are discussed (1) the
theoretical perspective of media and the environment;
(2) scientific overview and history of global warming;
(3) media coverage of global warming, and (4)
research findings from the content analysis of three