Do conservative media provide a forum for skeptical voices? The link between ideology and the coverage of climate change in British, German, and Swiss newspapers.

Schmid-Petri, Hannah (2017). Do conservative media provide a forum for skeptical voices? The link between ideology and the coverage of climate change in British, German, and Swiss newspapers. Environmental communication, 11(4), pp. 554-567. Taylor and Francis Group 10.1080/17524032.2017.1280518

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This study analyzes whether the ideological orientation of a newspaper has
an influence on the salience of skeptical arguments (trend, attribution,
impact, and response skeptics) in the coverage of climate change in
the UK, Germany, and Switzerland, and examines whether certain
newspaper titles act as advocates of the skeptical countermovement. A
quantitative content analysis of a broad newspaper sample for each
country over the course of one year (June 2012–May 2013) was
conducted. The results reveal that conservative newspapers do not
amplify skeptical voices in general; the difference between conservative
and more liberal outlets is only found in the case of impact and
response skepticism. Second, in each country, certain conservative
newspapers are particularly open to skeptical arguments.

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