Climate Change, Politics and the Press in Ireland

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.

David Robbins is an assistant professor in the School of Communications at Dublin City University, Ireland. He has over 25 years of experience in national print and broadcast media as a reporter, editor, and columnist.

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword - Introduction - Climate change as a complex social problem - The media and climate change - Media coverage of climate change in Ireland - Ministers, handlers and hacks - Communicating climate change in a new media environment Index