摘要：Journalism is responsible for disseminating relevant information to society, which may influence reflection and decision-making processes. However, its discursive ethos leads to giving more salience to certain aspects. In online journalism this amplification is accentuated as it needs to spark the interest of internet users who are involved in a highly fluid universe of content. The complex issue of global climate change has become a highly visible media theme but research suggests that the media often award emphasis to alarmist angles related to risks and threats, which can lead to feelings of fear. In examining the coverage of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21, Paris, 30/11 to 12/11/2015), we asked: which emphases were evidenced on the news about this global event? We analyzed the emphases and frames of headlines and leads of articles published in the Brazilian, American and French editions of the website The Huffington Post and whether such coverage might lead to feelings of fear or promote a form of awareness that enables responding to climatic risks.
