TY - JOUR
T1 - More Is Less
T2 - Global Warming News Values on Fox Compared to Other U.S. Broadcast News Outlets
AU - Ahern, Lee
AU - Formentin, Melanie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - Past research supports the notion that Fox News Channel (FNC) is more dismissive of global warming than other news outlets. In addition, FNC covers the issue much more often. A qualitative–quantitative content analysis indicates that—for the leading U.S. broadcast and cable news networks overall—coverage of global warming relies on traditional news values such as political-elite cues and event magnitude. FNC, however, exhibited a news agenda favoring more coverage of global warming and climate change (relative to the other leading news outlets). Additional analysis indicates that FNC often co-opts the issue as an exemplar of “political correctness” and of the excess of political progressivism. Other networks, conversely, are more likely than FNC to cover the actual causes and impacts of global warming. Findings are situated in the context of gatekeeping theory; implications of observed network differences are discussed.
AB - Past research supports the notion that Fox News Channel (FNC) is more dismissive of global warming than other news outlets. In addition, FNC covers the issue much more often. A qualitative–quantitative content analysis indicates that—for the leading U.S. broadcast and cable news networks overall—coverage of global warming relies on traditional news values such as political-elite cues and event magnitude. FNC, however, exhibited a news agenda favoring more coverage of global warming and climate change (relative to the other leading news outlets). Additional analysis indicates that FNC often co-opts the issue as an exemplar of “political correctness” and of the excess of political progressivism. Other networks, conversely, are more likely than FNC to cover the actual causes and impacts of global warming. Findings are situated in the context of gatekeeping theory; implications of observed network differences are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/1931243116628513
DO - 10.1177/1931243116628513
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087176443
SN - 1931-2431
VL - 10
SP - 45
EP - 65
JO - Electronic News
JF - Electronic News
IS - 1
ER -
