Environmentalism and the Mass Media: The North/South Divide

ISBN-13: 9780415155052 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 348 str.

Graham Chapman; Ivor Gaber; Caroline Fraser

Opis

The mass media in different countries reflects dominant concerns of contemporary societies. Ideas of environmentalism are often broad and imprecise, holding neither meaning or currency. This volume discusses the diverse ideas of environmentalism, the way environmental ideas circulate, and public reaction to environmental concerns conveyed by the media. Drawing on interviews with journalists, media pictures, and public opinion surveys in both UK and India, the authors outline the differing cultural, religious and political contexts against which world views form present an interesting picture between North and South. Mass media and communication technology is in danger of locking Northern countries into a ghetto of environmental self-deception thereby perpetuating poverty in the South. The South's goal remains the attainment of development; the North sees environmental problems occuring elsewhere - in Eastern Europe and developing countries. Whether or not environmentalism becomes a universal cause depends on how and to what extent such sharply contrasting world views can converge.

Recenzje

'By far the most challenging book in this collection, and espouses a kind of buccaneering frontier environmentalism.' - New Scientist, 1997

Spis treści

1. The Cultural Context 2. The Environmental Context 3. The View from the Newsroom of the North 4. The View from the Newsrooms of India 5. The Environmental Messages through the Media 6. Decoding the Image in the UK and India 7. Public Understanding in India and the UK 8. Conclusions: Which Worlds are Talking?

O autorze

Graham Chapman is Professor of Geography, lancaster University; Keval Kumar is a Reader in the Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Poona, India; Caroline Fraser is an Independent Media Consultant and Broadcast News Editor, Lyons, France; Ivor Gaber is Professor of Communications, Goldsmith College, London.