Media and climate change : making sense of press narratives / Deepti Ganapathy.

This book looks at the media's coverage of climate change and investigates its role in representing the complex realities of climate uncertainties and its effects on communities and the environment. The book explores the socio-economic and cultural understanding of climate issues, the influence of environment communication via the news and the public response to it. It also examines the position of the media as facilitator between scientists, policy makers and the public. Drawing extensively from case studies, personal interviews, comparative analysis of international climate coverage, and a close reading of newspaper reports and archives, the author studies the pattern and frequency of climate coverage in the Indian media and their outcomes. With a special focus on the Western Ghats, the book also discusses political rhetoric, policy parameters and events which trigger a debate about development over biodiversity crisis and environmental risks in India. This book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of environmental studies, especially climate change, media studies, public policy and South Asian studies as well as a conscientious citizen who deeply cares for the environment.

Deepti Ganapathy is faculty member in the Management Communication Area at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a former journalist, who has covered news on infrastructure, health, women's issues, education, and the environment. She holds a PhD in Communication and Journalism from the University of Mysore. She has received recognition for her work, including Journalist of the Month (February 2017) from the International Journalists' Network (ijnet) and was a finalist for CNN Young Journalist Award (2007), among others. She was appointed Visiting Scholar at University of California San Diego (2019) and was a Rotary GSE Fellow (2009) to New Zealand. She has presented her work at leading international conferences and given academic talks to Government and Business organizations. She has published over 1000 articles in academic journals, book chapters and mainstream media. Her thought leadership articles, and guest blogs continue to appear in popular Press - Forbes, Deccan Herald, The Times of India, Indian Express and Economic Times.

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