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Donors Do Not Trust: Actor-Networks and Intermedia Agenda-Setting in Online Climate News
School of Communication, Media and Theatre, University of Tampere, Finland.
Department of Social Science, York University, Canada.
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2017 (English)In: Nordicom Review, ISSN 1403-1108, E-ISSN 2001-5119, Vol. 38, no 1, p. 97-112Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Focusing on a story exposing Donors Trust (DT) as a funding source for climate denial campaigns, we introduce actor-network theory (ANT) as a methodological tool for studying online intermedia agenda-setting. The DT story, unveiled by prominent British media in early 2013, had the potential to become a global media sensation. However, this did not occur in two distinct communication actor-networks, Russia and Canada, raising questions regarding climate change journalism and agenda-setting in contemporary networked news environments. This article takes a fresh approach to studying agenda-setting processes by using ANT to trace connections between national climate agendas, networks of power and sites of mediated information. By mapping ties between attributes of DT story actor-networks, it illuminates moments that preclude or facilitate intermedia agenda-setting in online media networks. This demonstrates ANT’s potential to help better understand processes of information dissemination in an era characterised by the exceptional interconnectedness of media landscapes.

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Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2017. Vol. 38, no 1, p. 97-112
Keywords [en]
actor-network theory, climate change, climate denial, digital networks, online media
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Social Sciences Media and Communications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-5081DOI: 10.1515/nor-2016-0036Libris ID: 10382037OAI: oai:DiVA.org:norden-5081DiVA, id: diva2:1168697
Available from: 2017-12-21 Created: 2017-12-21 Last updated: 2021-03-15Bibliographically approved

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