We're the ones to blame: Citizens' representations of climate change and the role of the media

Environmental Communication

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-299

  Olausson, Ulrika ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate Change; Media Audience; Media Effects; News Media; Public; Social Representation Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051689653     PISSN: 17524032     EISSN: 17524040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2011.585026     Document Type: Article

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