CJR: Covering Climate Change

A new playbook for a 1.5-degree world

How does the media cover—or not cover—the biggest story of our time? Last fall, UN climate scientists announced that the world has 12 years to transform energy, agriculture, and other key industries if civilization is to avoid a catastrophe. We believe the news business must also transform.

The Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation are assembling some of the world’s top journalists, scientists, and climate experts to devise a new playbook for journalism that’s compatible with the 1.5-degree future that scientists say must be achieved. Join us for a town hall meeting on the coverage of climate change and the launch of an unprecedented, coordinated effort to change the media conversation.

Tuesday, April 30
Lecture Hall
Columbia Journalism School
New York, NY

The event will be live-streamed. Please check cjr.org on the morning of the event for more details.

SCHEDULE

8:30am Registration

9:00am Welcome
Kyle Pope, Columbia Journalism Review, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation

9:15am How We Got Here and Where We Need To Go
Moderator: Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation
Steve Coll, Columbia Journalism School; Bill McKibben, The Guardian writer, author, and activist; Dan Satterfield, WBOC; Somini Sengupta, New York Times international climate reporter; Margaret Sullivan, The Washington Post; Alexandria Villasenor, US #ClimateStrike co-organizer

10:45am A TV Case Study: Covering the Green New Deal
Moderator: Kyle Pope
Chris Hayes, MSNBC; Katrina vanden Heuvel; Naomi Klein, author and activist; Carlos Maza, Vox; Justin Worland, Time

11:50am A Call To Action

Lunch will be available prior to the Town Hall portion of the event.

12:30pm A Climate Town Hall: What Should Newsrooms Do Now?
Moderators: Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

2:00pm Toward #CoveringClimateNow

2:30pm Reception