Abstract

Environmental journalism plays a significant role in shaping public understanding of environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, and environmental damage. Because these issues are global in nature, environmental journalists report them within diverse political, cultural, and media environments. This study examines environmental journalism stories from different regions of the world to identify key themes, narrative strategies, and challenges. Additionally, the colloquium examines how environmental issues are portrayed in the news media. Using a comparative analysis of selected environmental news stories from multiple countries, the findings suggest that while environmental problems are commonly presented as global concerns. 

Below are the sources that will be used in the student colloquium:

• Sachsman, David B., and JoAnn Myer Valenti. "Environmental reporters in a time of change." In The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication, edited by Anders Hansen and J. Robert Cox, pp. 181-194. Routledge, 2022.
• Newlands, Maxine. “Environmental Journalism in the Asia and Pacific Region.” In Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism, edited by David B. Sachsman and JoAnn Myer Valenti, pp. 306–317. New York: Routledge, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351068406-33
• Mishra, Maitreyee. “Environmental Journalism in India: Past, Present, and Future.” In Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism, edited by David B. Sachsman and JoAnn Myer Valenti, pp. 291–305. New York: Routledge, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351068406-32
• Lyytimäki, Jari. “Environmental Journalism in the Nordic Countries.” In Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism, edited by David B. Sachsman and JoAnn Myer Valenti, pp. 221–232. New York: Routledge, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351068406-24
• Koop, Fermín. “Environmental Journalism in Latin America.” In Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism, edited by David B. Sachsman and JoAnn Myer Valenti, pp. 383–394. New York: Routledge, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351068406-40 

Coffee and cake will be served before the colloquium at 2 pm.