covering climate change between 1992-2018. Reports from IPCC has shown that
the scientists has become more convinced over the years about the causes and
effects of climate change. That makes it relevant to study if Dagens Nyheter has
changed their coverage as media has the power to convey their content in many
ways. This study uses framing theory which suggests that media can select some
aspects of the reality, thus making them more salient in text.
A quantitative content analysis was used on 550 articles, which answered to
multiple questions in a coding-manual to see which frame, out of five, was used
in that article. The five frames in the coding-manual was The responsibility
frame, The conflict frame, The human interest frame, The economy/consequence
frame and The ecology/science frame.
The study showed that there were a wider spread of frames between 1992-1998,
with The responsibility frame, The economy/consequence frame and The conflict
frame most frequently present. However, 2000-2018 was dominated by The
responsibility frame which means that the government is responsible, suggests
solutions to the climate change or calls for urgent actions.
