Around 70 percent of U.S. respondents thought the news media's coverage of climate change influences public attitudes, according to a survey carried out in August 2023. In the same survey, 60 percent of respondents thought that media coverage of climate change could influence the actions of big businesses.
Share of people who think the news media's coverage of climate change influences the attitudes in the U.S. in 2023, by type
The question was asked as follows: "How much influence, if any, do you think the news media’s coverage of climate change has on each of the following?".
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (November 13, 2023). Share of people who think the news media's coverage of climate change influences the attitudes in the U.S. in 2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490043/opinion-climate-change-media-coverage-influence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of people who think the news media's coverage of climate change influences the attitudes in the U.S. in 2023, by type." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490043/opinion-climate-change-media-coverage-influence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Share of people who think the news media's coverage of climate change influences the attitudes in the U.S. in 2023, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490043/opinion-climate-change-media-coverage-influence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of People Who Think The News Media's Coverage of Climate Change Influences The Attitudes in The U.S. in 2023, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490043/opinion-climate-change-media-coverage-influence-by-type-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of people who think the news media's coverage of climate change influences the attitudes in the U.S. in 2023, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490043/opinion-climate-change-media-coverage-influence-by-type-usa/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of people who think the news media's coverage of climate change influences the attitudes in the U.S. in 2023, by type [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490043/opinion-climate-change-media-coverage-influence-by-type-usa/
