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  • Oil depletion or a market problem? A framing analysis of peak oil in The Economist news magazine

    Author(s)
    Becken, S
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Becken, Susanne
    Year published
    2014
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    Despite an increase of oil production from unconventional resources, concerns about the depletion of 'cheap oil' are more imminent than ever. Recognising the importance of media in influencing public opinion, risk perceptions and policy making, this research presents a framing analysis of peak oil in The Economists' news magazine (2008 and 2012). One hundred and seventy articles, of which 58 focused on energy security and oil production, were analysed using content and discourse analysis. Coverage was multi-facetted, and included oil depletion as one storyline within the supply challenge frame, especially during times of ...
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    Despite an increase of oil production from unconventional resources, concerns about the depletion of 'cheap oil' are more imminent than ever. Recognising the importance of media in influencing public opinion, risk perceptions and policy making, this research presents a framing analysis of peak oil in The Economists' news magazine (2008 and 2012). One hundred and seventy articles, of which 58 focused on energy security and oil production, were analysed using content and discourse analysis. Coverage was multi-facetted, and included oil depletion as one storyline within the supply challenge frame, especially during times of very high oil prices. Oil prices and the rapid growth in 'fracking' were found to be critical discourse moments, influencing the nature of oil coverage in The Economist. Overall, due to The Economist's neoliberal ideology and the resulting optimistic framing of market forces and new technologies, this research found that the news magazine does not contribute majorly to enhancing the public debate on peak oil.
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    Journal Title
    Energy Research & Social Science
    Volume
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2014.03.018
    Subject
    Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified
    Human geography
    Policy and administration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/64065
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