Mobilizing capacity of environmental information: the importance of quality journalism to achieve proenvironmental attitudes

  • Inés Rodríguez Cruz Universidad de Sevilla
  • María Josefa Bezunartea Valencia Universidad del País Vasco
Keywords: environment, journalism quality, mobilization, citizenship

Abstract

Citizens say they are very concerned about the environment, and they know the role they play in their deterioration; but there is a gap between this proclaimed interest and the mobilization against environmental problems. Several news published between 2010 and 2011 about the Spanish energy policy and Doñana have economic and social aspects, that sometimes are confused with environmental aspects. It is worthy of study, therefore, to analyze how the press reflects that citizen interest; and how a critical issue as the quality of the information can influence the attitude of citizens in issues related to the environment. If the journalistic practice does not meet quality its function, it will condition the social participation.

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Published
2016-05-06
How to Cite
Rodríguez Cruz I. y Bezunartea Valencia M. J. (2016). Mobilizing capacity of environmental information: the importance of quality journalism to achieve proenvironmental attitudes. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 22(1), 517-530. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2016.v22.n1.52611
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Research and Documents