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Feb 21 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Our recent report found that news leaders remain uncertain about climate reporting. As the chart shows, 65% say their coverage is good, but only 34% think the same about the news industry's
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-med…

🚧 Why isn't coverage better? 6 hurdles they find in thread
🐌 Barrier 1: The slow nature of developments makes it a poor fit with a fast-paced news cycle. Climate change is happening by degrees, and less-punchy environment updates have a lot of competition for the front pages.
😢 Barrier 2: Audiences are put off by the depressing outlook, leading to feelings of powerlessness. A solution to this is constructive coverage that moves away from the usual doom and gloom. @DIEZEIT's Green section is an example of this zeit.de/green/index
💸 Barrier 3: There is a lack of money to hire specialist journalists. Our respondents highlighted collaboration as a way to get around the issue. A good example this project from @EBU_HQ, connecting public broadcasters with AI translation ebu.ch/news/2021/06/p…
✈️ Barrier 4: Original coverage is expensive as it often involves travel to far-off places. A solution is to foster connections and the access to data we already have, something our own Oxford Climate Journalism Network is doing. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/oxford-climate…
📚Barrier 5: The story is very complex (CO2 emissions, biodiversity, etc.) with no easy solutions. Our report predicts more newsrooms will build scientific expertise and strengthen relationships with academic institutions this year.
💼 Barrier 6: Pressure exerted from owners and advertisers not yet aligned with required changes. This links into the role of news organisations in climate journalism: should they just report the facts, or take an active role in campaigning?
Our Journalism, media and tech trends and predictions report, authored by @nicnewman, is an in-depth overview of what to expect from the year ahead. We hope you'll share it with colleagues, students and friends.
📑 Read the entire report in the link below reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-med…
🌱Find out more about our Oxford Climate Journalism Network here
Follow the talented members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network
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