From disruptive protests to disrupted news frames: Comparing German news on climate protests

Hendrik Meyer, University of Hamburg, Mike Farjam, University of Hamburg, Helena Rauxloh, Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Michael Brüggemann, University of Hamburg

Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism

Published online on September 01, 2025

Abstract

Journalism, Ahead of Print.
This paper examines how news frames on disruptive climate protests differ from coverage of conventional protests in news outlets with different political leanings. Analyzing 6632 articles from 21 ideologically diverse German news sources between January ...