Abstract
Science journalism is studied in the context of developed countries, such as the UK, US, Canada, and Europe (Cassany et al., 2018; Williams & Clifford, 2008). As literature indicates that science journalism is essential for development so studies primarily focused on the global south are scarce. Tran argued that most research is based on content analysis which provides a very limited explanation of the status of science journalism in the global south. However, news production is a complex process involving media ownership control, news sources, journalistic routines, and the influence of interest groups (2021). This represents a gap in the literature of science journalism especially in the context of developing countries. This study is based on the interviews of environmental reporters in one of the less-studied countries in South Asia, Pakistan to explore how the environment and climate change are perceived in newsrooms, and what are pressures/influences on their job performance. Moreover, researchers argue that scholarly debate revolves around the quality of science news where economic and institutional challenges faced by journalists are often neglected (Williams & Clifford, 2008) so this study explores those challenges faced by environmental reporters of Pakistan.
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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, PAKISTAN, MEDIA
