| Public Opinion Driven Largely by Media Coverage and Cues from Politicians and Other Authorities. Obama's Silence Matters "Very Much." A must-read study published Monday in the journal Climatic Change debunks some pervasive myths about public opinion and climate change. Here are some of the key findings from "Shifting public opinion on climate change: an empirical assessment of factors influencing concern over climate change in the U.S., 2002--2010 �� �: -- media coverage of climate change and elite cues from politicians and advocacy groups are among the most prominent drivers of the public perception of the threat associated with climate change" "The greater the quantity of media coverage of climate change, the greater the level of public concern." Continued... |
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