'This book is a valuable contribution to the study of environmental communication because the author has conducted extensive research to inform readers about the construction of environmental messages in various communication channels including news, advertising, and cultural formats. An in-depth discussion of environmental campaigns makes this a practical guide for working professionals as well as an educational book for college students.' - Lea Jane Parker, Northern Arizona University, USA 'Hansen has been following the environment-media-communication story with a sharp eye for nearly two decades. He gathers all that experience into this comprehensive but readable volume that is a great starting point for environment students wanting to get their heads around media and vice versa.' - Joe Smith, Open University, UK
Anders Hansen is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, UK. He is Chair of the IAMCR Working Group on Environment, Science and Risk Communication. His books include Mass Communication Research Methods (edited four-volume set, Sage, 2009), Media and Communication Research (with D.Machin, Palgrave/Macmillan, 2010), and The Mass Media and Environmental Issues (Leicester University Press, 1993).
1. Introduction 2. Communication and the Construction of Environmental Issues 3. Making Claims and Managing News About The Environment 4. The Environment as News: News Values, News Media and Journalistic Practices 5. Popular Culture, Nature and Environmental Issues 6. Selling `Nature/The Natural': Advertising, Nature, National Identity, Nostalgia and the Environmental Image 7. Media, Publics, Politics and Environmental Issues