The Associated Press said Tuesday that it is assigning more than two dozen journalists across the world to cover climate issues, in the news organization’s largest single expansion paid for through philanthropic grants.
The announcement illustrates how philanthropy has swiftly become an important new funding source for journalism at the AP and elsewhere at a time when the industry’s financial outlook has been otherwise bleak.
The AP’s new team, with journalists based in Africa, Brazil, India and the US, will focus on climate change’s impact on agriculture, migration, urban planning, the economy, culture and other areas. Data, text and visual
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NEW YORK (AP) The Associated Press said Tuesday that it is assigning more than two dozen journalists across the world to cover climate issues , in the news organization's largest single expansion paid for through philanthropic grants.