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The Coverage of Biodiversity Conservation Issues in Local Newspapers and Its Role in Enhancing Conservation Awareness in Tanzania: An Analysis of Two News Outlets

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dc.creator Rija, Alfan
dc.creator Kideghesho, Jafari
dc.date 2020-10-21T08:14:45Z
dc.date 2020-10-21T08:14:45Z
dc.date 2020-04-06
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:51:09Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:51:09Z
dc.identifier Rija AA, Kideghesho JR (2020) The Coverage of Biodiversity Conservation Issues in Local Newspapers and Its Role in Enhancing Conservation Awareness in Tanzania: An Analysis of Two News Outlets. Archiv Zool Stud 3: 013.
dc.identifier DOI: 10.24966/AZS-7779/100013
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3280
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91081
dc.description none
dc.description Review on the coverage of biodiversity issues in local newspapers was conducted between 2004 and 2013 to understand the importance given to the conservation news by two local newspapers. Twelve biodiversity issues were covered at varying scales, both from rural and urban areas. Reports on biodiversity issues showed a fluctuating but with increasing trend. The reporting of biodiversity issues was overall higher than the coverage of socio-political issues during the studied period. However, both newspapers reported very few research- based news (<5% of all reports) and some news were incorrectly presented, suggesting inadequate knowledge on conservation issues among the journalists and a limited interaction between the media and scientists. Conservation education to journalists and improved interaction and information sharing between scientists and journalists are critical factors in improving the quality of biodiversity conservation news flowing to the general public and policy makers.
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dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher Herald International
dc.subject Biodiversity issues; Conservation awareness; Newspapers; Wildlife; Tanzania
dc.title The Coverage of Biodiversity Conservation Issues in Local Newspapers and Its Role in Enhancing Conservation Awareness in Tanzania: An Analysis of Two News Outlets
dc.type Article


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