The Impact of Message Source on the Effectiveness of Communications About Climate Change

• Published in: Science communication Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 464 - 487
• Main Authors: Bolsen, Toby, Palm, Risa, Kingsland, Justin T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Climate change; Messages; Military; National security; Political parties; message source; public opinion; framing; climate change

We conducted a survey experiment in which we presented 1,850 respondents with one of two versions of an appeal emphasizing either the threats to the environment or threats to national security of the United States as a result of climate change. The messages were attributed to one of four sources: Re...