May 18th, 2017 | RESEARCH
How users discuss climate change online is one of the crucial questions (science) communication scholars address nowadays. This study contributes by approaching the issue through the theoretical concept of online public arenas. The diversity of topics and perceptions in the climate change discourse is explored by comparing different arenas. German journalistic articles and their reader comments as well as scientific expert blogs are analyzed by quantitative manual and automated content analysis (n=5,301). Findings demonstrate a larger diversity of topics and interpretations in arenas with low barriers to communication. Overall, climate change skepticism is rare, but mostly present in lay publics.
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Ines Lorcher, Author, University of HamburgMonika Taddicken, Author, University of Braunschweig
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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 16
Number: 2
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Audience: General Public | Scientists
Discipline: Climate
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media