Julia Stoll
Research expert covering TV and video media
Climate news coverage worldwide - statistics & facts
Media coverage of climate change is a divisive topic. Perhaps unsurprisingly, more than half of industry leaders around the world feel that their news organization’s coverage of climate change is better than coverage from the news industry overall. On the consumer side, attitudes to news outlets’ coverage of climate change vary by country. In Chile, almost 60 percent of people believed news outlets should take a clear position in favor of climate action. Only a third of respondents in Germany, Norway, and the United States felt the same way, preferring a more neutral approach. In the Philippines, though, over 20 percent said news outlets should make a stand against climate action. This stands out as unusual given that the vast majority of Filipinos consider climate change to be a serious and immediate threat to their country.
