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Temasek Foundation - WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme: CHALLENGE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Temasek Foundation - WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme: CHALLENGE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS
The global climate crisis poses a bigger challenge for the world than even the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Journalists will need to help audiences make sense of the changes around them - from extreme weather events, to new technologies and sustainable business approaches.
To do so, journalists will need a good grasp of the climate crisis and the science behind it, and the skills to tell the story in a compelling way.
This six-module, live, online course, delivered by experienced editors and journalist trainers, will equip participants with the skills to understand, read and interpret the science and journals.
Participants will learn how to deal with the challenges faced by reporters covering environmental issues - from misinformation and conspiracy theories to spin and vested interests. What content works with audiences and how best to tell the story? What tools can you use to engage your readers?
Over the course, our editors will help answer these questions and guide you through the development of a personal reporting project.
We are inviting editors to nominate candidates in their newsrooms who will benefit from these new skills and knowledge.
Speakers
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Journalist and Trainer -
Journalist and consultant -
Founder and CEO, Fathm -
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Journalist, Editor
Topics
Topics
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Learning Outcomes
The programme aims to help newsrooms meet the challenges of reporting on the climate crisis and other environmental and sustainability related issues. By increasing journalists' skills, knowledge, and confidence, they will be better prepared to cover all aspects of climate reporting, as defined by the World Bank, including extreme events, health effects, food security, livelihood security, migration, water security, cultural identity and other related risks.
The programme will focus on solutions orientated journalism and making climate challenges and solutions relevant to everyday audiences. Our aim is for you to learn about what has worked best for journalists and news organisations covering the climate crisis in order to prepare you for what might lie ahead.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Recognise and analyse the central challenges journalists and news organisations face covering the climate crisis
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Identify a personal toolkit of skills and knowledge they can use to approach/cover the climate crisis and other environmental and science stories in the future
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Take a personal reporting project that they have developed back to their organisation
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Who should attend
This course will suit generalist journalists with a minimum of two years of newsroom experience and who are interested in improving their skills and knowledge.
We are inviting Editors to nominate candidates in their newsrooms who could benefit from new skills and knowledge.
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