Taking climate change seriously: An analysis of op-ed articles in Spanish press. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Domínguez, Martí; Lafita, Íngrid; Mateu, Anna
• Is Part Of: Public understanding of science. Volume 26:Number 7(2017)
• Page Start: 861
• Page End: 871
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: cartoons -- climate change -- denialism -- op-ed -- Spain -- think tank; Science news -- Periodicals; Science -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 303.483
• DOI: 10.1177/0963662516641844
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-6625

Abstract

In this article, we study the evolution of opinion genres regarding climate change in three Spanish newspapers ( El País, El Mundo, and ABC ). Analyzing the op-ed articles in these newspapers, we observe a significant change in the evolution of opinion. While denialism was very present in conservative press in 2007, 7 years later it is almost absent from El Mundo, and its presence in ABC is much lower and inactive: this shows that scientific consensus has prevailed over time and Spanish denialism has weakened, exclusively supported by political arguments by the most conservative parties.