Television and environmental sustainability: Arguing a case for a code of standards in NZ

This article explores the portrayal of the environment and environmental sustainability by free-to-air network television in New Zealand. The results are based on a three-month survey of a) the portrayal of the use and treatment of the environment, and b) the reporting of environmental news. While...

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Autores principales:	Ian S Spellerberg, Graeme D. Buchan, Nick Early
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2006
Materias:	environmental journalism sustainable development New Zealand news broadcast journalism media portrayal Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1a29eb6be39f4c35b83ca926d3988ef02021-12-02T10:08:55ZTelevision and environmental sustainability: Arguing a case for a code of standards in NZ10.24135/pjr.v12i2.8661023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/1a29eb6be39f4c35b83ca926d3988ef02006-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/866https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 This article explores the portrayal of the environment and environmental sustainability by free-to-air network television in New Zealand. The results are based on a three-month survey of a) the portrayal of the use and treatment of the environment, and b) the reporting of environmental news. While television includes environmentally-oriented programmes (eg. some BBC Horizon documentaries), there are no regular programmes about the state of the environment, sustainable use of resources and energy, and there is no regular environmental slot in the news in New Zealand. Some programmes and advertisements are environmentally unfriendly and a few trivialise resource abuse. It is argued that the media has an ‘orchestrational’ influence on social norms and behaviours, and that to eliminate counter-messages requires the addition of a new ‘environmental standard’ to the Code of Broadcasting Practice. It is also argued that coverage of environmental news is quite narrow and, in the case of Television New Zealand, inconsistent with the stated aims of the Television Charter. New Zealand television could and should make a valuable contribution to environmental sustainability. Ian S SpellerbergGraeme D. BuchanNick EarlyAsia Pacific Networkarticleenvironmental journalismsustainable developmentNew Zealand newsbroadcast journalismmedia portrayalCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2006)
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topic	environmental journalism sustainable development New Zealand news broadcast journalism media portrayal Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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description	This article explores the portrayal of the environment and environmental sustainability by free-to-air network television in New Zealand. The results are based on a three-month survey of a) the portrayal of the use and treatment of the environment, and b) the reporting of environmental news. While television includes environmentally-oriented programmes (eg. some BBC Horizon documentaries), there are no regular programmes about the state of the environment, sustainable use of resources and energy, and there is no regular environmental slot in the news in New Zealand. Some programmes and advertisements are environmentally unfriendly and a few trivialise resource abuse. It is argued that the media has an ‘orchestrational’ influence on social norms and behaviours, and that to eliminate counter-messages requires the addition of a new ‘environmental standard’ to the Code of Broadcasting Practice. It is also argued that coverage of environmental news is quite narrow and, in the case of Television New Zealand, inconsistent with the stated aims of the Television Charter. New Zealand television could and should make a valuable contribution to environmental sustainability.
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title	Television and environmental sustainability: Arguing a case for a code of standards in NZ
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Television and environmental sustainability: Arguing a case for a code of standards in NZ

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