Moving Society to a Sustainable Future: The Framing of Sustainability in a Constructive Media Outlet

被引:22
作者
Atanasova, Dimitrinka [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lancaster, Dept Linguist & English Language, Lancaster LA1 4Y1, England
来源
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION-A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE | 2019年 / 13卷 / 05期
关键词
Sustainability; constructive journalism; framing; qualitative analysis; UK; CLIMATE-CHANGE; REPRESENTATIONS; OBJECTIVITY; POLITICS; FRAMES;
D O I
10.1080/17524032.2019.1583262
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
News reporting on sustainability has been criticized for (1) having a limited coverage of solutions, (2) reporting on solutions with a negative bias, (3) being dominated by sources from government and mainstream business, and (4) promoting frames that prioritize the role of the market and techno-scientific solutions, which leave unchallenged the unsustainable behavior of consumer societies and the focus on economic growth. This study was the first to examine how sustainability is reported in a constructive media outlet and found that articles (1) consistently elaborated solutions, (2) described them in optimistic ways, (3) quoted various sources, and (4) developed a frame that challenged consumerism and critiqued society's preoccupation with growth while helping to imagine a desirable sustainable future. It is thus argued that this novel, constructive approach to journalism can help move society to a sustainable future by expanding the repertoire of culturally-resonant stories to live by.
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页码:700 / 711
页数:12
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