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Daniela Kleinschmit is a German forestry and environmental scientist that is known for her research in media framing and its relation to forest and environmental conservation polic y. Using the framing analysis approach, Kleinschmit’s research focuses on the media’s portrayal of environmental issues, noting that “media framing is affected by ideological, economic, and practical constraints in the production and distribution of events and stories." Additionally, Kleinschmit has analyzed the media’s contribution in framing forest resource use and environmental conservation efforts.

Career
Kleinschmit attended the University of Göttingen for her undergraduate degree in Studies of Forest Sciences from 1993 to 1998. She would then receive her PhD in Forest Science Policy from the University of Goettingen in 2003. After performing her Postdoc research at the University of Goettingen and the University of Hamburg from 1998 to 2008, Kleinschmit was an Assistant Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences from 2008 to 2010. She would then become an Associate Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, Kleinschmit became a Full Professor of Forest and Environmental Policy at the University of Freiburg. Kleinschmit’s teachings focus on “forest and environmental policy, international forest governance, bioeconomy, and communication.” In 2016, Kleinschmit became the Vice Dean for the Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Freiburg, and would be promoted to Dean from 2018 to 2019. Currently, Kleinschmit acts as the Vice President for Internationalization and Sustainability at the University of Freiburg. Additionally, Kleinschmit is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Elsevier's Forest Policy and Economics Journal, and she is the Vice-President of the International Union of Forest Research (IUFRO).

Research contributions
Kleinschmit’s research has focused on analyzing political media communication in relation to bioeconomy and forest policy. Her research contributions include analyses of global media, mass media, print media, media and forestry policy, and media’s influence on public discourse. Her work has been cited in multiple articles regarding media framing, forest policy, and public discourse regarding conservation efforts and environmental policy.

Kleinschmit created a framework for media analysis using the frame analysis, and this framework has been used in additional research in media studies. Her framework includes three elements inspired by Benford and Snow that are used to find the cause, solution, and victim of a problem that is presented in the media. In her research, Kleinschmit has used this framework to analyze the media’s use of framing to shape public opinion on forestry policy.

In addition, her findings have contributed to academic discussion regarding mass media’s influence on public opinion, specifically towards issues of bioeconomy and environmental conservation efforts. Her findings show that the portrayal of forestry issues in the media are influenced by conflicting perspectives regarding bioeconomy and natural resource conservation. She has found that economic and political factors influence what policies are put in place for forestry conservation, and those factors influence how these issues are framed in the media.

Legacy
Kleinschmit’s most notable works include:


 * Edwards, P., & Kleinschmit, D. (2013). Towards a European forest policy — conflicting courses. Forest Policy and Economics, 33, 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2012.06.002
 * Feindt, P. H., & Kleinschmit, D. (2011). The BSE crisis in German newspapers: Reframing responsibility. Science as Culture, 20(2), 183–208. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2011.563569
 * Kleinschmit, D. (2012). Confronting the demands of a deliberative public sphere with media constraints. Forest Policy and Economics, 16, 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2010.02.013
 * Kleinschmit, D., & Sjöstedt, V. (2014). Between science and politics: Swedish newspaper reporting on forests in a changing climate. Environmental Science & Policy, 35, 117–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.02.011
 * Kleinschmit, D., Pülzl, H., Secco, L., Sergent, A., & Wallin, I. (2018). Orchestration in political processes: Involvement of experts, citizens, and participatory professionals in forest policy making. Forest Policy and Economics, 89, 4–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.12.011
 * Park, M. S., & Kleinschmit, D. (2016). Framing forest conservation in the global media: An interest-based approach. Forest Policy and Economics, 68, 7–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2016.03.010