matt nisbet framing climate change cap and trade communication language

At NY Times.com, More on Communicating Climate Change

nisbetmc | March 5, 2009

At ClimateWire, one of the new innovative models for science journalism, Christa Marshall has a great feature on how language will shape the pending political battle over cap and trade legislation. The syndicated story is picked up by NY Times.com and features insights from George Lakoff, Stanford's Jon Krosnick, various pollsters, and yours truly. Here's what I have to offer, emphasizing similar themes that I have written about at Framing Science and in various articles: According to Matthew Nisbet, an assistant professor of communication at American University, the slew of phrases poses…

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matt nisbet framing climate change cap and trade communication language

At NY Times.com, More on Communicating Climate Change

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