covering climate change: a journalist's perspective
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Presentation used during the kick-off event of the ThinkAboutIt blogging competition on Climate Change, with Tasha Eichenseher, National Geographic, Science Producer & Editor; Gerald Traufetter, Der Spiegel, Science & Technology; Ramesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNews; and Asbjørn Jørgensen, Arhus School of Media and Journalism. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs ChannelTRANSCRIPT
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A journalists’ perspectiveTasha Eichenseher, National Geographic, Science Producer & EditorGerald Traufetter, Der Spiegel, Science & TechnologyRamesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNewsAsbjørn Jørgensen, Arhus School of Media and Journalism
Copenhagen, 21 September 2009
Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel
Covering Climate Change
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Tasha Eichenseher
• NationalGeographic.com, Science Producer & Editor
• Mission NGS: “to inspire people to care about the planet”
• covered environment issues for E/The Environment Magazine, Environment Science & Technology, Greenwire, others.
• master’s degree in environmental science and policy from Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
• thesis on urban wetland function and restoration.
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald Traufetter
• Der Spiegel, Science & Technology Editor
• Since 2000 with Der Spiegel. Previously wrote for Die Woche and Suddeutsche Zeitung and other German publications.
• Author of “Intuition; the Wisdom of Emotions” (in German: “Intuition: Die Weisheit der Gefuhle”), published in 2007.
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Ramesh Jaura
• Director of Inter Press Service Europa (IPS)
• Born in British ‘India’; MA degree from University of Delhi in 1964
• Covered Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Austria, Germany and France between 1968 and 1969
• Chairman of the Global Cooperation Council, which he co-founded in 1983 as ‘North-South Forum’; encouraging genuine dialogue.
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn Jørgensen
• Lecturer and Associate Professor at Danish School of Media & Journalism http://www.dsmj.dk
• Covered technology for various Danish publications
• Runs workshops at DSM with international groups on environmental and climate issues in news reporting.
• Coordinator of training in GEJI: Global Environmental Journalism Initiative http://www.gejiweb.org
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Tasha Eichenseher
• Cases:
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/tipping-points-climate-change/
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090731-green-sahara.html
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081007-climate-diseases.html
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald Traufetter
• Cases:
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald Traufetter
• Cases:
1986: 2007:
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Gerald Traufetter
• Cases:
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Ramesh Jaura
• Cases:
• Funding Climate Change / Climate Debt:
• http://www.indepthnews.net/news/news.php?key1=2009-07-28%2014:17:49&key2=1
• Obama: no difference from Bush:
• http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47202
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn Jørgensen
• Cases:
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/aug/17/environment-climate-change
• http://www.downtoearth.org.in/editor.asp?foldername=20090831&filename=Editor&sec_id=2&sid=1
• http://www.kemin.dk/en-us/newsandpress/news/sider/greenlanddialogue.aspx
• http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2099
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/10-10
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers:
• Read, read, read - also global stuff
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers:
• Read, read, read - also global stuff
• Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers:
• Read, read, read - also global stuff
• Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.
• Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers:
• Read, read, read - also global stuff
• Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.
• Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)
• Look for local activities.
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers:
• Read, read, read - also global stuff
• Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.
• Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)
• Look for local activities.
• Suggest solutions. Suggest action. Demand decisions.
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers:
• Read, read, read - also global stuff
• Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.
• Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)
• Look for local activities.
• Suggest solutions. Suggest action. Demand decisions.
• Walk the talk. Yourself.
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers:
• avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers:
• avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change
• stick to the scientific evidence for climate change
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers:
• avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change
• stick to the scientific evidence for climate change
• stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers:
• avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change
• stick to the scientific evidence for climate change
• stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals
• be aware of the interests of the players in the debate; especially important when it comes to green energy and other means to fight climate chang
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers:
• avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change
• stick to the scientific evidence for climate change
• stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals
• be aware of the interests of the players in the debate; especially important when it comes to green energy and other means to fight climate change
• put the consequences of climate change into perspective of other global (environmental) problems?
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
More tips for climate bloggers:
• ?
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Journalists’ perspectiveTasha Eichenseher, National Geographic, Science Producer & EditorGerald Traufetter, Der Spiegel, Science & TechnologyRamesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNewsAsbjørn Jørgensen, Arhus School of Media and Journalism
Copenhagen, 21 September 2009
Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel
Covering Climate Change
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
New ideas?
• If we have weather channels, we could also have
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Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu
New ideas?
• If we have weather channels, we could also have
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Journalists’ perspectiveTasha Eichenseher, National Geographic, Science Producer & EditorGerald Traufetter, Der Spiegel, Science & TechnologyRamesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNewsAsbjørn Jørgensen, Danish School of Media and Journalism
Copenhagen, 21 September 2009
Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel
Covering Climate Change