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Open Issue 2022

Volume 4, Issue 1

Content Analysis of Climate Change Coverage in
Trinidad and Tobago’s Print Media

Nikita Khan¹; Mikella Hosein²; Ryan Assiu³; Omar Mohammed⁴
^1,2,3 Advisors Next Door Limited
⁴ The Cropper Foundation

Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2022 DOI: 10.33277/cesare/004.001/03

ABSTRACT

To address the existential threat to Small Island Developing States posed by climate change it is important that the public is informed and empowered to act. Print media is still widely considered to be the penultimate source of environmental information after television among Trinidad and Tobago citizens. This study analyses the coverage of climate change in newspaper articles written by local journalists and contracted columnists in Trinidad’s print media over the period 30 July 2019 – 12 July 2021. Climate change reporting was analysed in four different ways: frequency of articles among the three most popular newspapers; placement of articles within daily publications; dates of publication and content focus on science, impacts, responsibility, and action. This analysis revealed that only 3.66% of articles that mentioned ‘climate change’ were solely about the issue, while most articles were published around dates of international observances or adverse events, like flooding. Further, articles favoured reporting on the science and impacts of climate change and less so on responsibility and action. Finally, for articles whose original publication placement could be determined 45 % of articles were found to be in the middle of the paper, on page 25 on average. These findings highlight the need for further media sensitisation of newspaper editors, greater advocacy for environment-centred news outlets and for dedicated sections in newspapers for promoting environmental action.

KEYWORDS

Climate Change; Trinidad and Tobago; Media

In the fight against climate change, the role of the media to get the correct and unbiased message across is integral for the sake of public education and awareness. Khan et al., through content analysis investigated the coverage of climate change in Trinidad and Tobago’s print media over a 2-year period.

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