Abstract

Newspapers and other media are often used as a source of information on science issues, both by the public and teachers in classrooms. Over six months, we collected discussions of global warming issues from the online forums of a national newspaper. Our analysis of these contributions suggests there is a considerable effort in these forums, especially from certain individual posters, to detract from the arguments in support of global warming by using a variety of strategies. This paper summarizes strategies employed by these frequent posters and discusses how we see many of them emerging from traditional classroom science environments. (Contains 1 note.)

Citation

Bowen, G.M. & Rodger, V. (2008). Debating Global Warming in Media Discussion Forums: Strategies Enacted by "Persistent Deniers" and Implications for Schooling. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 13(1), 89-106. Retrieved December 3, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/105266/.

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Keywords

• Climate
• Communication Strategies
• Discourse Analysis
• Discussion Groups
• EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
• Environmental Education
• Foreign Countries
• Mass Media Effects
• Mass Media Role
• Newspapers
• Persuasive Discourse
• Politics of Education
• science education
• Science Instruction
• Scientific Literacy
• Web Sites