A global study on news consumption found that 58 percent of Chileans felt that news outlets should take a clear position in favor of climate action, and just nine percent felt the opposite. By contrast, respondents from the United States, Germany, and Norway preferred news outlets to offer a range of views so people can make up their own minds. Portugal and the Philippines were the countries with the highest shares of respondents who felt that news coverage should take a stand against climate change action.
Attitudes to news outlets' coverage of climate change in selected markets worldwide as of February 2022
Characteristic
Take a clear position in favor of climate change action
Reflect a range of views and leave it up to people to decide
Take a clear position against climate change action
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 15, 2022). Attitudes to news outlets' coverage of climate change in selected markets worldwide as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316977/climate-change-news-outlets-position-worldwide/
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2022). Attitudes to news outlets' coverage of climate change in selected markets worldwide as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316977/climate-change-news-outlets-position-worldwide/
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Attitudes to news outlets' coverage of climate change in selected markets worldwide as of February 2022 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316977/climate-change-news-outlets-position-worldwide/
