Study of the Month: Mediating trust in content about science
Many people rely on scientific information for decision-making, both in everyday life and during times of crisis. In this regard, media play a crucial role because they mediate trust in science, but by now, few studies have directly examined how they do so. In a study recently published in Public Understanding of Science that was […]
Wer vertraut denn heute noch den Medien?
Ein durchaus besorgniserregender Befund unserer Forschung ist ein mangelndes Vertrauen der deutschen Bevölkerung in die Medienberichterstattung zum Klimawandel. In der deutschlandweiten Umfrage unseres Projekts „Down to Earth“ war die größte Gruppe unentschlossen, ob sie den Medien bei diesem Thema vertrauen soll. Die zweitgrößte Gruppe vertraute den Medien nicht; nur eine Minderheit vertraute ihnen (siehe Grafik). […]
New article published: Climate politics in the media – the audience is expecting more
In an article for the German journal “Media Perspektiven”, we analysed our survey data from 2015 and 2018, focusing on media use and evaluation of the coverage related to the topic of climate change and climate politics. The article is available here (open access, German only). In einem Artikel für die Fachzeitschrift “Media […]
Do the mainstream media tell the full story? A critical account of coverage at COP21
Do you need a ticket to COP21 in order to get the full story of what goes on? A week ago in Bilbao Spain, this provocative question was posed by Dr. Unai Pascual to a discussion group at the Basque Center for Climate Change. Unai’s question is an open one I’ve pondered in the lead up to the Paris […]