Nuccitelli/Guardian Article Flashcards
What happened to climate coverage on U.S. TV between 2015 and the election year of 2016?
Evening newscasts and Sunday shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News collectively decreased their total coverage of climate change by 66% compared to 2015
Only 50 minutes total
What does the article note about climate-related questions during the presidential debates and earlier during the primary debates?
Climate change was rarely raised in the primary debates and never in the general election debates
In fact, Sanders brought up climate change 4 times more often than program hosts
Only after the election did networks examine what Trump would mean for climate
What does the article notice about PBS?
PBS NewsHour was the only show that examined what impact a Trump or Clinton presidency would have on climate-related issues and policies before the election.
They aired more than double the # of climate news segments than their competitors and interviewed/quoted 3 times more scientists
What does the article say about Americans’ confusion?
They’re confused
-49% of Americans realize most scientists think global warming is happening, 53% understand that humans are causing the problem, and 64% worry a great deal or fair amount about it
