The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait for the Press to Play Catch-up Again The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait for the Press to Play Catch-up Again
Newsrooms have to cover the real horse race in 2020: the race against climate breakdown.
Jul 1, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told
Centering racial, economic, and gender justice in climate coverage is about being journalistically accurate, not politically correct.
Jun 17, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Just Like Covid-19, Racial Justice Is a Climate Story Just Like Covid-19, Racial Justice Is a Climate Story
And Joe Biden’s possible endorsement of a Green New Deal is a good way to tell it.
Jun 3, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story
US coronavirus stimulus measures can help prevent the world from doubling down on another mass-casualty event: climate change.
May 13, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement
Human stories, robust science, and calling out corporate villains makes The Road to Change a must-see tour de force.
Apr 29, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Can Psychedelics Treat Climate Grief? Can Psychedelics Treat Climate Grief?
Author Michael Pollan talks about whether drugs that comfort the terminally ill can also help people mourning the climate future.
Apr 22, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis
Earth Day’s 50th anniversary serves as a moment to reflect on how to more rigorously cover the climate story.
Apr 20, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
Silence of the Climate Watchdogs Silence of the Climate Watchdogs
Fixated on the coronavirus, many newsrooms are missing brazen assaults on a livable climate.
Apr 8, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis
Flattening the curve is key to survival in both cases
Mar 25, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different? Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different?
With Super Tuesday past, can we finally talk seriously about climate change?
Mar 4, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard