Visual portrayals of fun in the sun in European news outlets misrepresent heatwave risks.
The ways in which news media communicate about heatwaves can influence how society conceptualises and addresses heatwave risks. We examined visual news coverage of the 2019 heatwaves in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK, using content and visual critical discourse analyses. Many visuals we...
| Publicado en: | Geographical Journal Vol. 189; no. 1; pp. 90 - 104 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2023
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