Climate change as reported in the press of finland: From screaming headlines to penetrating background noise

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 723-735

  Lyytimaki J ^a   Tapio, P ^b,c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Finland; Piercing effect; Press coverage

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND NOISE; ECOLOGICAL FACTORS; FINLAND; NEWS COVERAGE;

PIERCING; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 77951690235     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230903448490     Document Type: Article

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