Abstract:
This article assesses the information sources used by Tanzanian newspaper journalists to collect climate change
information. The main sources of climate change information consulted by newspaper journalists in Tanzania
are climate change experts and daily events, such as community meetings and other relevant social gatherings.
These sources are interactive – enabling journalists to obtain climate change information – and easily
accessible, and use and provide instant responses. It was also found that deficient use of other potential
sources of information, such as libraries, printed materials and Internet websites, coupled with overarching
challenges that limit newspaper journalists from seeking, covering and reporting information on climate change,
may affect the quality and quantity of climate change information published in Tanzanian newspapers. All the
stakeholders involved in the fight against climate change and journalism colleges should collaborate and devise
strategies aimed at building the capacity of newspaper journalists, editors and reporters in their daily activities.
Keywords
Information sources, climate change information, journalists, newspapers, Tanzania
