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Polarisation vs consensus-building: How US and German news media portray climate change as a feature of political identities

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  • Tschötschel, Robin Sebastian

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Perceptions of climate politics often align with individual political leaning and associated media consumption patterns, pointing to a need for a fine-grained understanding of how the media integrate climate change with political identities. This study presents an in-depth qualitative analysis of political identity portrayals from 229 articles published in six German and US news outlets during May-July 2019. The results show that the outlets consumed by left- and right-leaning audiences emphasise oppositional identity portrayals, portraying features that are likely to trigger a negative response towards political identities typically op-posed by their recipients. The outlets with a more balanced or centrist audience offer a wider array of identity portrayals and emphasise policy questions over fundamental beliefs. Observed patterns differ considerably between Germany and the US, reflecting political and media system differences. The results add to understanding how the media contribute to political polarisation and consensus-building regarding climate change.

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  • Tschötschel, Robin Sebastian, 2021. "Polarisation vs consensus-building: How US and German news media portray climate change as a feature of political identities," SocArXiv r5zdc_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:r5zdc_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/r5zdc_v1
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