This study examines how the environment is represented in images in India’s two main national newspapers, The Times of India and The Hindu, in the calendar years 2014 and 2015. Photographs and infographics were taken for the analysis as they are frequently observed images in the newspapers. Using content analysis, manifest content of the images was analysed. Later, visual discourse analysis was used to find the inherent meaning present in the images of the environment. In this study, infographics have been subjected to a detailed analysis. The findings show that the images of climate change, biodiversity and water scarcity themes were most frequently found. Adverse impacts were well represented in newspapers such as the graphical information of global CO2 emissions, dipping levels of reservoirs and groundwater, and threats to the ecosystems. The Times of India used more of graphics with textual information as part of infographics and The Hindu used more of statistical data. Though The Times of India and The Hindu employ infographic artists besides graphic designers, infographics were scarce compared to photographs. Data journalism is the way of the future, and the newspapers should strive more to help public understand scientific and ethical aspects of an environmental problem better.

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印度报纸上的环境图像

这项研究调查了2014和2015日历年印度两大主要国家报纸《印度时报》和《印度教徒》中图像中环境的表现方式。对照片和图表进行了分析，因为它们是报纸中经常观察到的图像。 。使用内容分析，分析图像的清单内容。后来，通过视觉话语分析来发现环境图像中存在的内在含义。在这项研究中，对信息图表进行了详细的分析。研究结果表明，气候变化，生物多样性和缺水主题的图像最为常见。负面影响在报纸上得到了很好的体现，例如全球CO2排放的图形信息，水库和地下水位的下降以及对生态系统的威胁。《印度时报》在图表中使用了更多带有文字信息的图形，而《印度教》则使用了更多的统计数据。尽管《印度时报》和《印度教徒》除了聘用图形设计师外，还聘用了信息图表艺术家，但与照片相比，信息图表却很少。数据新闻业是未来的方式，报纸应该更加努力地帮助公众更好地理解环境问题的科学和道德方面。