Title

The social media life of climate change: Platforms, publics, and future imaginaries.

Summary

The paper reviews literature on social media’s role in climate change communication, noting a bias towards Twitter studies and common research approaches. It highlights key findings on information sources, climate discussions, and polarization, and calls for future research to explore qualitative studies, visual communication, and alternative social media platforms. The paper also advocates for a deeper understanding of how people perceive climate change in social contexts.

 

 

َAuthor

Pearce, W., Niederer, S., Özkula, S. M., & Sánchez Querubín, N.

Year

2019

َThematic Area

Communication Studies

Topic

Climate change and Rumors

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Source

Place Published

Publisher

Journal

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.569

URL

APA 7th End Text Citation

Pearce, W., Niederer, S., Özkula, S. M., & Sánchez Querubín, N. (2019). The social media life of climate change: Platforms, publics, and future imaginaries. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 10 (2), https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.569 e569.