Analyzing The Factor and Work Model of Environmental Journalistin Renewable Energy

Poernomo, Marlinda Irwanti; Sigit, Ridzki Rinanto; Widiantari, Maria M.; Qorib, Fathul

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505

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Analyzing The Factor and Work Model of Environmental Journalistin Renewable Energy

Marlinda Irwanti Poernomo, Ridzki Rinanto Sigit, Maria M. Widiantari, and Fathul Qorib

Abstract. This quantitative research aimed to analyse environmental journalists' factors and work models in renewable energy. This study found that circumstance factors and the media agenda determine journalistic work. In presenting environmental topics, it is influenced by how the decision factor editors and journalists determine whether this coverage will be explored. The deadline time and the target given by the editor make in-depth environmental news coverage rarely done by journalists on common media platforms. In environmental news coverage, technical factors such as understanding the topic, data accuracy, reliability, and confirmation statement from expert sources influence the journalists' in-depth coverage.

Received: 17 Jun 2022 – Discussion started: 20 Jul 2022

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Marlinda Irwanti Poernomo, Ridzki Rinanto Sigit, Maria M. Widiantari, and Fathul Qorib

Status: closed

RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2022-505', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Aug 2022
Does the paper address relevant scientific questions within the scope of GC?

Yes

Does the paper present novel concepts, ideas, tools, or data?

Yes, the applied model is quite new in the area

Are the scientific methods and assumptions valid and clearly outlined?

yes

Are the results sufficient to support the interpretations and conclusions?

Yes, but i would suggest a path through further study in the area that actually is not clearly outlined

Do the authors give proper credit to related work and clearly indicate their own new/original contribution?

Yes

Does the title clearly reflect the contents of the paper?

Does the abstract provide a concise and complete summary?

Yes

Is the overall presentation well structured and clear?

Yes

Is the language fluent and precise?

Yes

Are the number and quality of references appropriate?

Yes

General comment: the paper is good, well contextualized and give original elements in the literature.

I would suggest to provide some more contextual elements about environemntal journalism, also in relation to the broader context of science journalism. This will allow the reader to understand better the ground of the research. All the details are in the ms review
Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 05 Sep 2022
  
  Thank you very much for the comments. I will revise it as soon as possible
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC1
- AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 21 Sep 2022
  
  Dear the referee 1,
  Thank you very much for the suggestion and response through my manuscript. Nevertheless, I want to ask several questions related your comments.
  1. Could you highlight your response below? since your answer cannot be found on my manuscript
  sara
  2022-08-25 19:58:33
  --------------------------------------------
  i would add some general data to give an overview on the srtong environmental change we are living to get the idea why environmental journalism is important. This would require also some data on perception of the public on environmental problem and why climate journalism could help. I think few sentence could be enough.
  2. Could you highlight your response below?
  sara
  2022-08-25 20:00:10
  --------------------------------------------
  i would also mention something about the fact that environmental jorurnalism is a part of science journalism that have specific dynamics.
  Please, I do need your help. I want to revised my manuscript according to your comments. Thank you very much.
  
  Best regards,
  Marlinda Irawanti Poernomo
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC2
- AC3: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 07 Oct 2022
  
  Dear Reviewer 1,
  I have revised my manuscript according to your comments. Thank you very much.
  Best regard,
  Marlinda Poernomo
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC3
- AC5: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 13 Oct 2022
  
  Here I add several responses related your comments:
  1. It is fuel
  2. The strong environmental change we are experiencing:
  Furthermore, one of the critical environmental issues in two decades is the climate change caused by the greenhouse gas effect and fossil fuel. Then, several people mention that the term climate change has change into a climate crisis contextually (Carrington, 2019). In addition, there are several strong environmental changes such as the increasing level of CO2, frequency of extreme weather, and the rising of global temperatures. Therefore, the world has found the alternative way to change the conventional fossil energy. It becomes the most significant threat of ozone depletion, the mantle layer of the earth's protective atmosphere, with renewable energy-based energy sources. It is inseparable from the fact that renewable energy sources are cleaner in releasing carbon emissions.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC5
- AC6: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 13 Oct 2022
  
  Here I attach the completed responses. Thank you very much.
  Best regards,
  Marlinda
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC6
RC2:
'Comment on egusphere-2022-505', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Sep 2022

Does the paper address relevant scientific questions within the scope of GC?

Yes

Does the paper present novel concepts, ideas, tools, or data?

To some degree. There’s a growing need for media analysis, particularly in the fast evolving world of energy and environmental journalism, and this paper addresses that. The methods used aren’t particularly innovative but they can offer important insights.

Are the scientific methods and assumptions valid and clearly outlined?

Yes

Are the results sufficient to support the interpretations and conclusions?

Hard to say as the conclusions seem very vague and not very different from the premises of the paper itself - as a reader I can't quite pinpoint how the work has advanced the knowledge of this field or answered the research questions

Do the authors give proper credit to related work and clearly indicate their own new/original contribution?

Yes

Does the title clearly reflect the contents of the paper?

Yes

Does the abstract provide a concise and complete summary?

Structurally quite clear although it needs editing for language.

Is the overall presentation well structured and clear?

The structure is robust but the presentation remains unclear with a few problems - possibly due in part to the language barrier (see further comments at the end)

Is the language fluent and precise?

No, the language seems to be the main problem here, it makes it difficult to follow the authors' thought process

Are the number and quality of references appropriate?

Yes

General comment:

The subject of the paper is extremely interesting and greater investigation into the practices of environmental journalism in South East Asia is much needed. However I would strongly recommend a round of robust edits before resubmitting the paper for review, to give the reviewer a chance to appreciate the authors' reasoning and conclusions.

More comments (on the highlighted paragraphs pasted below):

"The Sociologist Communication expert named Triyono Lukmantoro gives an overview of why environmental journalism does not get a good position in the media; he argues that environmental coverage requires particular skills and knowledge about non-human 40 aspects such as water, air, and land. Based on an environmental perspective, all of them have low quality"

So do many other beats? Business journalism has very often to do with non-human aspects for example, yet it's very popular.

"Then, several people mention that the term climate change has change into a climate crisis contextually 45 (Carrington, 2019). According to this threat, the world has found the alternative way to change the conventional fossil energy, which become the most significant threat of ozone depletion, the mantle layer of the earth's protective atmosphere, with renewable energy-based energy sources. It is inseparable from the fact that renewable energy sources are cleaner in releasing carbon emissions."

This is factually incorrect. The main drivers of ozone depletion are a family of gases known as Chlorofluorocarbons - global warming only plays an indirect part. See for example here: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=63065

"In depth-interview with several media journalists in this research, it was found that the main obstacle to environmental coverage felt by journalists was the limited number of sources and references in the coverage plan."

Why is this unique to the renewable energy beat? A lack of sources would be a problem for any kind of reporting, and usually has more to do with the networking abilities of a journalist than with the beat itself. I assume there is a reason why journalists in Indonesia struggle with finding sources in this particular field but the paper doesn’t make them clear.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-RC2
- AC4: 'Reply on RC2', Marlinda Poernomo, 11 Oct 2022
  
  Dear Referee 2,
  I have revised my manuscript according to your comments. Thank you.
  Best regards,
  Marlinda Poernomo
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC4
- AC7: 'Reply on RC2', Marlinda Poernomo, 13 Oct 2022
  
  Dear reviewer 2,
  Here, I attach the proofread of my manuscript related to your comments. Thank you.
  Best regards
  Marlinda
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC7

Status: closed

RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2022-505', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Aug 2022
Does the paper address relevant scientific questions within the scope of GC?

Yes

Does the paper present novel concepts, ideas, tools, or data?

Yes, the applied model is quite new in the area

Are the scientific methods and assumptions valid and clearly outlined?

yes

Are the results sufficient to support the interpretations and conclusions?

Yes, but i would suggest a path through further study in the area that actually is not clearly outlined

Do the authors give proper credit to related work and clearly indicate their own new/original contribution?

Yes

Does the title clearly reflect the contents of the paper?

Does the abstract provide a concise and complete summary?

Yes

Is the overall presentation well structured and clear?

Yes

Is the language fluent and precise?

Yes

Are the number and quality of references appropriate?

Yes

General comment: the paper is good, well contextualized and give original elements in the literature.

I would suggest to provide some more contextual elements about environemntal journalism, also in relation to the broader context of science journalism. This will allow the reader to understand better the ground of the research. All the details are in the ms review
Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 05 Sep 2022
  
  Thank you very much for the comments. I will revise it as soon as possible
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC1
- AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 21 Sep 2022
  
  Dear the referee 1,
  Thank you very much for the suggestion and response through my manuscript. Nevertheless, I want to ask several questions related your comments.
  1. Could you highlight your response below? since your answer cannot be found on my manuscript
  sara
  2022-08-25 19:58:33
  --------------------------------------------
  i would add some general data to give an overview on the srtong environmental change we are living to get the idea why environmental journalism is important. This would require also some data on perception of the public on environmental problem and why climate journalism could help. I think few sentence could be enough.
  2. Could you highlight your response below?
  sara
  2022-08-25 20:00:10
  --------------------------------------------
  i would also mention something about the fact that environmental jorurnalism is a part of science journalism that have specific dynamics.
  Please, I do need your help. I want to revised my manuscript according to your comments. Thank you very much.
  
  Best regards,
  Marlinda Irawanti Poernomo
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC2
- AC3: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 07 Oct 2022
  
  Dear Reviewer 1,
  I have revised my manuscript according to your comments. Thank you very much.
  Best regard,
  Marlinda Poernomo
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC3
- AC5: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 13 Oct 2022
  
  Here I add several responses related your comments:
  1. It is fuel
  2. The strong environmental change we are experiencing:
  Furthermore, one of the critical environmental issues in two decades is the climate change caused by the greenhouse gas effect and fossil fuel. Then, several people mention that the term climate change has change into a climate crisis contextually (Carrington, 2019). In addition, there are several strong environmental changes such as the increasing level of CO2, frequency of extreme weather, and the rising of global temperatures. Therefore, the world has found the alternative way to change the conventional fossil energy. It becomes the most significant threat of ozone depletion, the mantle layer of the earth's protective atmosphere, with renewable energy-based energy sources. It is inseparable from the fact that renewable energy sources are cleaner in releasing carbon emissions.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC5
- AC6: 'Reply on RC1', Marlinda Poernomo, 13 Oct 2022
  
  Here I attach the completed responses. Thank you very much.
  Best regards,
  Marlinda
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC6
RC2:
'Comment on egusphere-2022-505', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Sep 2022

Does the paper address relevant scientific questions within the scope of GC?

Yes

Does the paper present novel concepts, ideas, tools, or data?

To some degree. There’s a growing need for media analysis, particularly in the fast evolving world of energy and environmental journalism, and this paper addresses that. The methods used aren’t particularly innovative but they can offer important insights.

Are the scientific methods and assumptions valid and clearly outlined?

Yes

Are the results sufficient to support the interpretations and conclusions?

Hard to say as the conclusions seem very vague and not very different from the premises of the paper itself - as a reader I can't quite pinpoint how the work has advanced the knowledge of this field or answered the research questions

Do the authors give proper credit to related work and clearly indicate their own new/original contribution?

Yes

Does the title clearly reflect the contents of the paper?

Yes

Does the abstract provide a concise and complete summary?

Structurally quite clear although it needs editing for language.

Is the overall presentation well structured and clear?

The structure is robust but the presentation remains unclear with a few problems - possibly due in part to the language barrier (see further comments at the end)

Is the language fluent and precise?

No, the language seems to be the main problem here, it makes it difficult to follow the authors' thought process

Are the number and quality of references appropriate?

Yes

General comment:

The subject of the paper is extremely interesting and greater investigation into the practices of environmental journalism in South East Asia is much needed. However I would strongly recommend a round of robust edits before resubmitting the paper for review, to give the reviewer a chance to appreciate the authors' reasoning and conclusions.

More comments (on the highlighted paragraphs pasted below):

"The Sociologist Communication expert named Triyono Lukmantoro gives an overview of why environmental journalism does not get a good position in the media; he argues that environmental coverage requires particular skills and knowledge about non-human 40 aspects such as water, air, and land. Based on an environmental perspective, all of them have low quality"

So do many other beats? Business journalism has very often to do with non-human aspects for example, yet it's very popular.

"Then, several people mention that the term climate change has change into a climate crisis contextually 45 (Carrington, 2019). According to this threat, the world has found the alternative way to change the conventional fossil energy, which become the most significant threat of ozone depletion, the mantle layer of the earth's protective atmosphere, with renewable energy-based energy sources. It is inseparable from the fact that renewable energy sources are cleaner in releasing carbon emissions."

This is factually incorrect. The main drivers of ozone depletion are a family of gases known as Chlorofluorocarbons - global warming only plays an indirect part. See for example here: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=63065

"In depth-interview with several media journalists in this research, it was found that the main obstacle to environmental coverage felt by journalists was the limited number of sources and references in the coverage plan."

Why is this unique to the renewable energy beat? A lack of sources would be a problem for any kind of reporting, and usually has more to do with the networking abilities of a journalist than with the beat itself. I assume there is a reason why journalists in Indonesia struggle with finding sources in this particular field but the paper doesn’t make them clear.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-RC2
- AC4: 'Reply on RC2', Marlinda Poernomo, 11 Oct 2022
  
  Dear Referee 2,
  I have revised my manuscript according to your comments. Thank you.
  Best regards,
  Marlinda Poernomo
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC4
- AC7: 'Reply on RC2', Marlinda Poernomo, 13 Oct 2022
  
  Dear reviewer 2,
  Here, I attach the proofread of my manuscript related to your comments. Thank you.
  Best regards
  Marlinda
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-505-AC7

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The result in this research depict opinion that journalist will have an important role in the driving and mobilization of discourse. Such as innovation actions and solutions that exist at the level of actors. It also found that high internal motivation from journalist, where 98 percent respondent stated interested to know renewable energy topic and 90 percent stated willing to attend workshops or training in this theme to learn the systematic topics in this issue more systematically.


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