A Content Analysis of the Coverage of Climate Change in Farsi Language Websites

Authors
Nastaran khadjehnoori 1
Aida Abootorabi 2
1 Communications science and media studies
2 Communications sciences and media studies
Abstract
The issue of global warming is one of the most important environmental issues of the century because its effects and consequences will change the lives of all nations. The media, as one of the most influential elements of society, play a crucial role in informing public opinion about this global challenge. 
The research “A Content Analysis of the Coverage of Climate Change in Farsi Language Websites” explores the coverage of the news related to the global warming and climate change among the online Farsi language media throughout the summer months of 2017.
The research method used for this report has been ‘content analysis’. First, the original data (the content published in news agencies and public news portals) were identified by tracking keywords, then, statistical analyses have been applied based on the predetermined indicators and in line with the research’s objective. The results were then analyzed using statistical tables. One of the most important results gathered has been the two-folds increase in the number of content produced in the summer of 2017 compared to the summer of 2016. Also, the number of unique news (without repetition) has been 304, meaning, that in the summer of 2017, only 304 different content was produced for publication on the online media. In order, ISNA, Iranian Young Journalist’s Club, Mehr News, Khabar Online and Tasnim were the media with the most published content about climate change during 2017’s summer months.

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Cultural Studies & Communication
Volume 14, Issue 51
Summer 2018
Pages 227-263