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Cutting the Climate Agenda: The Effect of Sinclair Broadcasting on Public Awareness of Climate Change

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Research has begun to explore the effects of Sinclair ownership on news content and on public opinion. However, research has not yet linked changes in news content to changes in public opinion. Using computational textual analysis, this study finds that once a station is purchased by Sinclair, its volume of climate change reporting drops; the remaining climate change reporting de-emphasizes climate science, and the public becomes less aware climate change is happening.

Source: Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

DOI: 10.1177/10776990251316549

Author: Haley Pierce

Institution: Indiana University Bloomington

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change Communication and Perception

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4407973506

FWCI: 3.592

Cites: 45

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10