Climate change reporting is not connecting with people and their real issues – what needs to be done about it

By Dominic Ayegba Okoliko, Post-doctoral Fellow: Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology, Stellenbosch University

The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties global climate change meetings play a pivotal role in elevating climate conversations. They’re often accompanied by intense media coverage that raises awareness and engages the public. This visibility is crucial, as it brings discussions from distant, elite-driven events into local news.

However, the spikes in media attention around these international meetings leave a gap during the rest of the year. This raises the question: to what extent are the media helping develop climate…

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