The End of the World or Happy Ending: Media reporting of Climate Change

Lecture by Dr Reiner Grundmann and Mr Ramesh Krishnamurthy

Last December expectations were running high for the climate summit in Copenhagen. The media helped create a public drama. The language used in media reports mixed scientific aspects with politics, and both with morals and a call to action.

In this lecture you will learn about some key developments in the public discussion about climate change, and why these were important for the ensuing disappointment.

Watch Dr Reiner Grundmann talk about his research into the media’s reporting of climate change.

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