In the SEJ article entitled “Why the decline and rebirth of environmental journalism matters” it explains about the sudden decline of environmental journalists today.
Environmental journalists are a dying breed because there is not enough money to cover the climate and science issues that are being produced today. According to the article, the press would rather show and tell stories about crime instead of about environmental issues.
Many reporters today that worked on the environmental beat have all the same beliefs. They all believe that there should still be environmental journalists in the pressrooms.
“Heartbreaking” is the word Feanny used. “It frustrates me. At a time when, more than ever, the public needs science and environmental news to make informed decisions, the stories are not on the air.”
Environmental journalists becoming a dying breed have impacted the welfare and health of ordinary people by there not being many stories about the climate and weather on the air or in print. The ordinary people aren’t learning the important facts about the environment like they should be. They are instead being exposed to crime and “exciting” stories.
According to the article, “beyond the loss of reporters on the beat, coverage of climate change is a low priority for many news organizations.”
The article also believes that the future of environmental journalists will continue to decline until something major happens but hopefully this will change in time.
“Former CNN producer Camille Feanny believes new journalism ventures and social media are crucial, both for coverage of environmental issues and for the journalists who cover them” according to the article.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment