Americans have a long history of protests and marches. To enact social change. To raise awareness of issues that directly impact their lives. But no one has ever marched to DEMAND BETTER REPORTING from for-profit media companies that dominate the news industry. It’s time.
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The news media has the potential to become part of the solution to runaway climate change. But first, they will have to be committed to reporting on the subject regularly, and they will have to place those stories prominently. They don’t do that right now.
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In their defense, delivering the news is a difficult business to be in, especially now. Cable News is run by corporate executives who report to profit-hungry shareholders. The competition is fierce. They look at ratings on a minute-by-minute basis and drop unpopular segments.
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