Giving Compass' Take:
- · While climate change has risen to the top of the list for media and news outlets, journalists have become strained when it comes to deciding what to report and how to say it. Sara Schonhardt and Samantha McCann discuss effective ways to cover this important topic without inciting fear in the public.
- · How can reporting from a 'solutions lens' provide a positive way to inform the public on important topics like this? What role can you play in supporting solutions journalism?
- · Read more about news coverage of climate change and how it affects the public.
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Climate change may be a hot topic at the moment, but it’s also one that leaves audiences prone to burnout. How could it not be when headlines such as “Climate Change Threatens the World’s Food Supply” or “Thanks to Climate Change, Parts of the Arctic are on Fire,” report apocalyptic scenarios that seem insurmountable?
Is the media to blame? Rather than telling stories about the impacts of a changing climate that strike fear and paralysis in readers, how can we highlight ways that people around the world are responding to these problems?
Covering solutions is one answer, and it was the motivating force behind a recent workshop hosted by the Earth Journalism Network and the Solutions Journalism Network in Washington, D.C.
Read the full article about covering climate change from a solution lens by Sara Schonhardt and Samantha McCann at The Whole Story.