"Why climate change must stay on the news agenda beyond global summits
...Even in today’s crowded information landscape, mainstream news media continue to play an important role in shaping how we understand and act on climate change.
Based on research interviews with climate reporters, I argue the main stories are about climate breakdown and climate justice, and entire newsrooms, not just science and environment specialists, need to step up to demonstrate that understanding.
This needs to be reflected in the quantity and quality of climate coverage, well beyond the brief window of COP summits.…
While specialist expertise does matter, the lion’s share of climate coverage can no longer be left to a handful of science and environment reporters.…
What can I say – its difficult to imagine how already dismal mainstream media climate coverage could get even worse, but if news rooms follow Áine‘s advice, I’m sure they’ll manage somehow...Read all.
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