Is the media misleading the public when it comes to climate change?
Researchers at the University of Liverpool think so.
They found that there was less coverage of climate change issues over the last three years than there was of health issues in just one month, while those articles on climate change that were printed offered very mixed coverage.
Dr Neil Gavin, from the university's School of Politics and Communication Studies, believes that the media has a crucial part to play in the public's perception of the importance of climate change.
“Our research suggests that the media is not treating these issues with the seriousness that scientists would say they deserve. The research company lpsos-MORI found that 50 per cent of people think the jury is still out on the causes of global warming.
"The limited amount of media coverage - which tends to be restricted to the broadsheets - means that this statistic is unlikely to alter in the short-term."
Read more about media coverage of climate change here.
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