Egyptian Media Reporting on Biodiversity Sourcing Patterns and Press Narratives: A Case Study on COP15

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1 Journalism teacher at the Faculty of Mass Communication - Al-Ahram Canadian University

2 teaching assistant of Radio and Television at the Faculty of Information, Al-Ahram Canadian University

3 Visual communication demonstrator at the Faculty of Information, Al-Ahram Canadian University

4 Teaching assistant of journalism at the Faculty of Mass Communication, Al-Ahram Canadian University

5 Student

6 student

Abstract

Biodiversity and the continuity of species’ variation on the earth's ecosystem have been receiving increased interest from the natural sciences over the past decade and social sciences through the media interest in reporting on biodiversity in the context of climate change issues.
In 2022, the Egyptian media has witnessed a progressively growing interest in reporting on biodiversity and climate change issues in correlation with Egypt’s hosting of the UN conference of Climate Change COP27. Consequently, this study analyzes the reporting techniques used by Egyptian newspapers in covering Biodiversity news, the press narratives they used, and the sourcing patterns. Furthermore, the study identifies the amount of coverage Egyptian newspapers dedicated to biodiversity. To analyze the Egyptian media reporting on biodiversity, the study uses a qualitative content analysis applied to three newspapers, Al-Ahram, Youm7, and El Dostour, to represent state-owned, private, and partisan newspapers, respectively. The three papers are analyzed in the application at the UN biodiversity conference that took place in December 2022.
The study findings revealed that the three newspapers differed in biodiversity coverage. However, despite the difference in the sample’s ownership, the three newspapers mainly relied on the same type of sources through dependency on officials, and the same narration direction solely focused on positive aspects.
 
 
 

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The Egyptian Journal of Media Research
Volume 2023, Issue 84 - Serial Number 84
second part- fifth volume
July 2023
Pages 41-55

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