David Robbins – författare

Det tredje världskriget ödelägger det land som en gång hette Amerika. Platserna där atombomberna slår ner kallas för döda zoner och består av sandöknar utan vare sig liv eller växtlighet. Geronimo jagas in i ett sådant område av Kavalleriet, en grupp plundrande nomader, och befinner sig plötsligt i ett mystiskt landskap. Snart inser han att platsen är allt annat än livlös och att han själv svävar i total livsfara.

”Den döda zonen" av David Robbins är en del av bokserien "De överlevande" som ursprungligen publicerades mellan åren 1985 och 1992. Den postapokalyptiska sci-fi-serien utforskar en värld i spillror efter en global katastrof och tar med läsaren på äventyr genom farliga landskap och våldsamma konflikter.

De överlevande

Efter att ett kärnvapenkrig lagt världen i ruiner försöker ett fåtal överlevande klara sig i det postapokalyptiska helvete som återstår av jorden. Men människorna hotas inte bara av konflikter, strålning, gift och föroreningar. Under atomvintern har nya varelser skapats och de riskerar nu att utplåna det lilla som finns kvar av mänskligheten.

David L. Robbins (född 1950) är en amerikansk bästsäljande författare som skrivit över 300 böcker inom en rad olika genrer: science fiction, action, thriller, ungdomsromaner och facklitteratur. Han har också bidragit till flera erkända bokserier under pseudonym, däribland Bröderna Hardy, Blade och Davy Crockett.

Media coverage of climate change has attracted much scholarly attention because the extent of such coverage has an agenda-setting effect and because the ways in which the coverage is framed can influence public perception of and engagement with the issue. However, certain gaps in our understanding of the processes whereby such coverage is produced remain. The competition among strategic actors to influence media framing strategies is poorly understood, and the perspectives of journalists and editors are largely absent from literature. With a view to advancing our understanding of the "frame competition" around climate change and to presenting the perspectives of journalists regarding climate change as a journalistic topic, this book presents an in-depth case history of media coverage of climate change in Ireland. First, the extent of media attention for climate change is established, and the way in which such coverage is framed is also examined. Through a series of interviews, including rare and privileged access to government ministers, their media advisors, and journalists and editors, the book uncovers the contest to establish a dominant framing. The main objective of this book is to advance our understanding of the contest to establish the dominant framing of climate change in the media discourse. Although focussed on Ireland, its conclusions are of value to those seeking to better understand the dynamics of media coverage of climate change in other contexts.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental policy, media and communication studies, and Irish politics.

Media coverage of climate change has attracted much scholarly attention because the extent of such coverage has an agenda-setting effect and because the ways in which the coverage is framed can influence public perception of and engagement with the issue. However, certain gaps in our understanding of the processes whereby such coverage is produced remain. The competition among strategic actors to influence media framing strategies is poorly understood, and the perspectives of journalists and editors are largely absent from literature. With a view to advancing our understanding of the "frame competition" around climate change and to presenting the perspectives of journalists regarding climate change as a journalistic topic, this book presents an in-depth case history of media coverage of climate change in Ireland. First, the extent of media attention for climate change is established, and the way in which such coverage is framed is also examined. Through a series of interviews, including rare and privileged access to government ministers, their media advisors, and journalists and editors, the book uncovers the contest to establish a dominant framing. The main objective of this book is to advance our understanding of the contest to establish the dominant framing of climate change in the media discourse. Although focussed on Ireland, its conclusions are of value to those seeking to better understand the dynamics of media coverage of climate change in other contexts.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental policy, media and communication studies, and Irish politics.