Board #11 - The Consequences of Blame: Media Coverage, Environmental Degradation, and Public Support for Environmentalism in the Global South

• In Event: 84-303 - Poster Session: Public Opinion, Social Media, and Communication

Brief Overview

How does media coverage assign blame between the Global North and South for environmental degradation? What effect do these frames have on public support for environmentalism? We show that the assignment of blame is uneven and tempers public support.

Authors

• Jameson Ray Walker, Loyola University Chicago

• Sarah Maxey, Loyola University Chicago