The Evolution of Climate Change Reporting in Business Media: Longitudinal Analysis of a Business Newspaper

Swarnalakshmi Umamaheswaran, Vandita Dar () and Jagadish Thaker
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Swarnalakshmi Umamaheswaran: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Electronic City, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560100, Karnataka, India
Vandita Dar: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Electronic City, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560100, Karnataka, India
Jagadish Thaker: School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-21

Abstract: The agenda-setting and attitude-forming role of media has been proven and endorsed over time. Media has played an instrumental role in the way the issue of climate change is perceived by various stakeholders in society. Although studies on media coverage of climate issues have been gaining prominence in recent years, there is a gap when we consider the Global South. Moreover, although the business sector is a critical stakeholder in climate change policy and action, studies that focus on how business media projects and highlights climate change are relatively sparse. This vacuum is even more pronounced in developing countries. This research is an attempt to address this gap. We have conducted a longitudinal analysis of climate change reporting in a leading Indian business newspaper, using automated content analysis. Results provide us with valuable insights about how climate frames and climate themes have evolved over time in business media. Our findings suggest that while climate cooperation is a prominent topic in business media, however, it has been declining in recent years. On the other hand, the share of domestic news covering sector specific issues is increasing, mirroring India’s change in stance. The insights derived will help in building consensus across stakeholders involving business decision-makers, media houses, policy makers, and civil society.

Keywords: climate change; media coverage; computational social sciences; longitudinal analysis; natural language processing; topic modeling; automated content analysis; text analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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