Thursday, 30 October 2008

How reliable do you think UK newspaper reports are about climate change?

How reliable do you think UK newspaper reports are about climate change?

Uk newspapers such as The Sun are more likely to have a different view on global warming than a newspaper such as the The Independant.
The Sun is produced for a different audience, people who are more likely to be interested in sport for example. Therefore facts are less likely to be present and it is more likely to be emotive. Over exaggerating the situation. This would make the report extremely unreliable.
However papers such as The Observer are more likely to be reliable as they are aimed at an audience that will be interested in issues such as global warming and will have more of the facts.
However it is suggested that 'bad news sells newspapers'which is evident just from some headlines. E.G 'On our present course, the bold new carbon target is worthless'( The Observer)
This would reduce the reliability of a report as even though it would give some facts and evidence it would not give both sides of the story.

To what extent do UK newspaper reports link climate change to ‘sustainable development’?

The UKs newspapers often report about climate change and sustainable development. Newspapers such as The Sun and The Observer both produce these articles.
However it should probably be considered the validity of the article, as The Sun writes articles on the royal families holidays and how they are reducing their carbon footprint (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/special_events/green_week/article775968.ece)
in 10 short paragraphs with no figures .
Whereas The Observer writes about the IPPC including facts and figures.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/03/climatechange.ipcc

Therefore it can be concluded that newspapers do like climate change with sustainable development, however it is the quality of the article that should be questioned

1 comment:

PONIESPONIES said...

Indeed...is it even worth reading a tabloid..except to find out about who Lewis Hamilton is dating?
On the other hand, the Sun Go Green is interesting. Interesting because it exists rather than what it necessarily says.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/special_events/green_week/