Elisabeth Eide

Elisabeth Eide is professor of journalism studies at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo where she heads the reasearch group on Journalism, climate and globalization. She co-chairs the global network MediaClimate, which monitors media coverage of the climate summits (COPs) and the IPCC/AR5 reports; and also the NFR-funded cross-disciplinary project Climate Crossroads. Towards Precautionary Practices: Politics, Media and Climate. Recent publication (edited with Risto Kunelius): Media Meets Climate: the Global Challenge for Journalism (Nordicom 2012).

Political games and dark futures: Global climate – local journalisms

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How does journalism cover climate change and its consequences? Do traditional media demands of drama and conflict lead to a lack of priority for burning climate issues? While climate change knows no borders, most journalism is still confined to nation states. Will the current trends in media development make it increasingly difficult to face today’s most important global challenge?