The Daily Globe: Environmental Change, the Public and the
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Joe / Joe Smith, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Some of ong>theong> greatest challenges facing humanity, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, have enormous implications for economic, social and environmental security. Yet ong>theong> significance of ong>theong>se issues is not reflected in media reporting. A few visually strong stories of conflicts, or threats to charismatic species or beautiful places, such as those of ong>theong> Brent Spar or ong>theong> Exxon Valdez, make ong>theong> headlines. However, ong>theong> media's appetite for novelty, personality and drama stands in ong>theong> way of effective reporting of slowly unfolding stories that are fraught with uncertainty. Clearly, journalists and reporters face difficulty in portraying ong>theong> complex interplay between science, policy and values that underlies many of ong>theong>se issues. But, equally, ong>theong>re is reluctance on ong>theong> part of ong>theong> academic and policy communities to adapt ong>theong>mselves to ong>theong> needs and methods of ong>theong> media. ong>Theong> Daily Globe represents ong>theong> state of knowledge about media treatment and public understanding of key environmental issues around ong>theong> world, incorporating a wealth of expertise and insight from distinguished journalists, politicians, researchers and environmentalists. ong>Theong> book offers practical examples of successful ong>newong> forms of collaboration and communication and lays ong>theong> foundation for effective future strategies aimed at informing public debate on ong>theong> choices and challenges presented by global environmental change.