During our Talking Shop on climate solutions journalism, Covering Climate Now partnered with Solutions Journalism Network to explore how journalists on the climate beat can cover not just the problem but also its solutions—and do so without lapsing into cheerleading or fluff. Our panelists included: Fara Warner, Initiative Manager, Solutions Journalism Network; Vania Andre, […]
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You can’t solve a problem you don’t understand, and unfortunately, especially in the United States, many people still do not understand the climate emergency. This was the subject of a recent op-ed in The Hill, a must-read for climate journalists everywhere. Authored by two of the sharpest climate communicators around, Katharine Hayhoe, a professor at […]
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Covering Climate Now and Columbia Journalism Review are proud to launch an annual award to celebrate exemplary journalism about the defining story of our time. The Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards will honor journalists from every corner of the newsroom who are producing coverage in print, digital, audio, video, and multimedia formats that report on […]
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The vice president of the United States is predicting that the climate crisis will soon spark wars over water, the essential element of life on earth. “In a short period of time, wars will be fought over water,” Kamala Harris says in a documentary the news outlet NowThis and Discovery channels released on Earth Day. Fresh […]
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Today Covering Climate Now brings climate-related news and activity on countless fronts all around the world. Much of the press will focus on the White House, where President Joe Biden’s global climate summit is unfolding now. Biden aims both to spur urgent climate action and assert US leadership in the climate space. And in case […]
Newsrooms across Texas will never forget February’s devastating winter storm and the many sacrifices journalists made to keep the critical information flowing. Scientists are still exploring what role climate change played in our winter storm. But we do know this: climate change is already bringing Texas more extreme coastal storms and heat waves that […]
On April 12, Covering Climate Now and eight of our core partners released a Climate Emergency Statement to launch CCNow’s week of joint coverage ahead of Earth Day. CCNow invites journalists and news outlets everywhere to sign the statement and participate in the week, themed “Living Through the Climate Emergency.” The statement’s opening lines read, “It’s […]
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CCNow’s April 12-22 joint coverage week, themed “Living Through the Climate Emergency,” is shaping up as a powerful exercise in public service journalism. We’re so grateful to the partners that are participating, and we’re confident that our audiences will find great value, even inspiration, in the stories we’ll report. In the link below, you’ll find […]
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As journalists, it’s our job to serve the public. Too often, we forget that—and both the public and our reputations suffer. Anyone wanting to understand why the press is held in low regard by so many Americans need look no further than the performance of White House correspondents at the first press conference of the […]
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