Thread by @EndClimtSilence

We are thrilled to see this @CJR piece recommending that #climatechange be part of every journalist's beat!

This is what we've been calling for since our founding in September.

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cjr.org/watchdog/clima…

Hear hear! Climate change is not a story just for the environment or the science section.

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Yes! @ClimateComms here advances precisely our solution: journalists at every desk should mention climate change in the stories they're already reporting about its effects.

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Thoughtful and complete, the article covers the structural problems that work against covering climate--lack of education, "narrative capture," racial and cultural bias, etc.

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And the piece also offers resrouces:

@AJCorner's @climatevisuals for a human-centered image library,

and @ClimateDesk, @insideclimate, and @earthjournalism for sharing expertise.

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We would add the resources on our pinned tweet here👇🏽

https://twitter.com/EndClimtSilence/status/1109146442587873280

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While acknowledging that climate silence is still the norm, the article enjoins the media not to be reactionary (as @chrislhayes might say) but to embrace its power to end climate silence.

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After all, as @harrisalexc says, every reporter can take pleasure in the fact that bringing climate into your story as context "makes you smarter." 💚

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So, in sum, we are thrilled to see this dissemination of the effort to #EndClimateSilence! It's come so far in such a short time, and now all of us must redouble our efforts every day, until the #ClimateEmergency finally gets the sustained coverage it deserves.

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