Local climate change reporting in coastal cities: Selsey (UK), Santos (Brazil) and Broward County (USA)

• Autores: Eduardo Prado Gutierrez
• Localización: Ambitos: Revista internacional de comunicación, ISSN 1139-1979, ISSN-e 1988-5733, Nº. 55, 2022, págs. 73-96
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.12795/Ambitos.2022.i55.05
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Cobertura mediática local del cambio climático en ciudades costeras: Selsey (Reino Unido), Santos (Brasil) y Broward County (EEUU)
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  • español

    La cobertura del cambio climático ha sido criticada por dar voz a fuentes negacionistas y su alejamiento de las experiencias locales eindividuales, enfatizando los impactos catastróficos y globales. Este artículo busca comprender la potencial conexión entre los medios locales y regionales y los significados locales del cambio climático, a través de la análisis de cobertura mediática de los periódicos regionales de tres ciudades costeras que han presentado avances en relación con la gobernanza climática local: Santos (Brasil), Selsey (UK) y Broward County (USA). Los periódicos analizados en cada ciudad son ‘A Tribuna de Santos’, ‘The Chichester Observer’ y ‘The Sun Sentinel’, respectivamente. Metodológicamente, se opta por el análisis cuantitativo de contenido, centrándose en las fuentes, símbolos y cuestiones locales frecuentes en la cobertura del cambio climático en estos diarios de difusión regional. Como resultados, vemos interesantes diferencias de fuentes y temas entre regiones, con playas y barrios de playa condensando la atención de impactos climáticos en Santos y Broward; mientras que en Selsey ganan atención los peligros del desarrollo inmobiliario en áreas bajas y de reserva natural. Entre las tres localidades, apenas Broward presentó un grado significativo de fuentes que niegan el cambio climático.

  • English

    Climate change media coverage has been criticized for giving voice to denialist sources and for its detachment from local and individual experiences, emphasizing catastrophic and global impacts. This article seeks to understand the potential connection between regional media and local climate change meanings through analysis of the journalistic output in regional newspapers in three vulnerable coastal cities that have presented developments regarding local climate governance: Santos (Brazil), Selsey (UK) and Broward County (USA). The vehicles analyzed in each of the cities are A Tribuna de Santos, The Chichester Observer and The Sun Sentinel, respectively. The method used is quantitative content analysis, focusing on the appearance of sources and recurring local issues and symbols on the climate change coverage of these regional vehicles. As a result, there are interesting differences of sources and issues between regions, with beaches and shoreline neighborhoods condensing the attention over climate impacts in Santos and Broward; and the dangers of real estate development in low- lying land and natural reserves occupying the center of attention in Selsey. Among the three locations, only Broward presented a significant degree of climate denialist sources.

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