ABSTRACT

This research article compares the reporting of environmental news in Pakistani and British elite newspapers to explore the balance or bias approach. In the contemporary society environment has become an essential debate within global spectrum. We examine total one hundred five (105) environmental news stories related to Paris climate change agreement in the year 2015-2016. This content analysis finds significant differences in the prominence of frame selection in two Pakistani newspapers (The Dawn and The Nation) and two from United Kingdom (The Telegraph and The Guardian). British elite newspapers present diversity of environmental stakeholders whereas Pakistani leading newspapers are narrower in source range. Interestingly, with slight difference Pakistani and British print media covered Paris climate change with balance approach by dominantly presenting the pro environmental sources but difference in frame and source selection depends on the organizational agenda of each organization. Keywords: Paris climate change agreement, Environment, Balance or Bias reporting.
Publication date: 01/04/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.4.5058