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Media and the Environment: Malaysian Press Coverage of the 1992 Earth Summit
Akademika
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Media and the Environment: Malaysian Press Coverage of the 1992 Earth Summit
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MCDANIEL (Ohio University, mcdanied@ohio.edu), DREW O.
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This analysis of news reports during June 1992 when the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was held reveals wide coverage of environmental issues in major newspapers. Many stories were published each day, but the news tended to be dominated by government officials and spokespersons. Although reports on environmental work by ordinary citizens were not uncommon, only a few stories concerned scientific experts or activists. Predictably, stories about the Rio meetings frequently concerned forestry management, but a range of other topics received attention also. One of the newspapers mounted its own environmental campaign to arouse readers' awareness of ecological problems. On the whole, the findings suggest that because government figures appear to overshadow all other parties as protectors of the environment in news reports, efforts to encourage individual action may be nullified.ABSTRAKAnalisis laporan berita disepanjang bulan Jun 1992 semasa Persidangan Puncak Bumi diadakan di Rio de Janeiro menunjukkan liputan yang luas mengenai isu-isu alam sekitar oleh akhbar-akhbar utama. Banyak berita diterbitkan setiap hari, tetapi berita-berita ini mempunyai kecenderungan untuk memusat kepada pegawai-pegawai dan wakil-wakil kerajaan. Walaupun kerja-kerja berhubung dengan alam sekitar yang dilakukan oleh orang awam masih kedapatan, tetapi berita mengenai pakar sains dan aktivis adalah amat terhad. Seperti yang dijangka, berita mengenai perjumpaan di Rio sering menyentuh tentang pengurusan hutan, tetapi topik-topik lain juga mendapat perhatian. Sebuah daripada akhbar tersebut menganjurkan kempen alam sekitarnya sendiri untuk membangkitkan kesedaran pembaca tentang masalah ekologi. Secara keseluruhannya, penemuan-penemuan ini mencadangkan bahawa oleh kerana pegawai-pegawai kerajaan kelihatan seolah-olah mendahului kesemua kumpulan lain sebagai pelindung alam sekitar dalam laporan-laporan berita, maka usaha untuk menggalakkan tindakan individu mungkin tidak memberi apa-apa kesan.
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UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
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1993-07-02
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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http://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/article/view/3155
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Akademika; Vol 42, No 1 (1993): AKADEMIKA 42 & 43
0126-8694 0126-5008 |
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eng
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http://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/article/view/3155/1999
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