In this study, we suggest to amending the cognitive mediation model of learning from the news to explain the impact of news coverage on climate change on the recipients' acquisition of knowledge about the consequences of climate change. To test our theoretical assumptions, we combine a content analysis of 29 news media channels with a two-wave panel survey before and after the release of the 5th IPCC report. Results show that the amount of information on the consequences of climate change used in print media and prior knowledge are the strongest predictors of the knowledge in the second panel wave.
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Corinna Oschatz
Author
University of Koblenz-Landau
Marcus Maurer
Author
Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz
Jörg Haßler
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Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Citation
ISSN
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1824-2049
DOI
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10.22323/2.18020207
Publication Name:
Journal of Science Communication
Volume:
18
Number:
2
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