By contrast, Rupert Murdoch and News Corp bears as much culpability for our predicament as anyone on Earth ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
— A message from Michael E Mann, presidential distinguished professor, University of Pennsylvania, on behalf of the Guardian. Professor Mann is one of the world’s most influential climate scientists – he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States and was recently elected a fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom. — Dear fellow Guardian reader,
In my view, the Guardian does some of the best reporting around on the climate. It doesn’t hold back from describing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis or from calling out those who engage in denial and delay. |
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By contrast, media organisations like Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp bear as much culpability for the predicament we’re in than anyone else on Earth. Of course, they haven’t acted alone. Rightwing politicians, plutocrats and bad actors like Vladimir Putin and the Saudi royal family have joined them in promoting denial, deflection, and delay.
News reporting will play a major role in driving the political change we need to keep global warming below catastrophic levels. It is well past the time for fence-sitting: media outlets must call out bad actors so there is a public penalty for their misdeeds. |
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—-- Michael E Mann is the author of Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons From Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive The Climate Crisis and The New Climate War (available to buy here)
This summer, the Guardian’s environment team is looking at the devastating impact of extreme heat on people and nature around the world. Just one of many deeply reported projects helping readers to understand the daily impact of the climate crisis.
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