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Climate change misinformation fools too many people – but there are ways to combat it

Mikey Biddlestone, University of Cambridge and Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge In recent decades, people in the UK have watched climate change shift from being an abstract threat discussed on the news to an increasingly common presence in everyday life. As the frequency and intensity of heatwaves, floods and other extreme weather events […]

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Environment reporting training for journalists in Uganda 

15 slots available Deadline: 15 October 2021 African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), with support from the European Delegation to Uganda, invites journalists in Uganda who are interested in environmental issues to apply for a fellowship on covering the environment.  Why now? ACME previous studies on media coverage of public affairs have shown that the […]

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Climate change training course for journalists

Policy makers and environmental groups worldwide are scrambling to prepare for the adoption of a new international climate agreement at the Paris 2015 climate summit in December. However, the very specific language of the UN negotiations and the technical complexity of climate science are not readily understood by the average citizen. The media play a […]

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