The Society of Environmental Journalists recently submitted an open letter calling on the new administration in Washington, D.C., to take immediate steps to restore openness and transparency to the federal
CAJ condemns Alberta s efforts to discredit climate journalists
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TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists condemns all attempts by governments and third-party agencies to discredit the work journalists undertake to cover climate change in Canada.
Numerous journalistic bodies including the Society of Environmental Journalists are smeared in a new Government of Alberta-bankrolled report titled
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The report argues that journalists are part of a disturbing movement to coordinate and effectively distribute propagandized climate change issues in their reporting. According to
Vice News, the report s author was paid $28,000 by the Alberta government.
Luke Runyon
As KUNC’s reporter covering the Colorado River Basin, I dig into stories that show how water issues can both unite and divide communities throughout the Western U.S. I produce feature stories for KUNC and a network of public media stations in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada. I also host KUNC’s live community storytelling events.
I love public radio because I know the power of hearing someone’s story in their own words, using their own voice. You can get a much better sense of who someone is and what their motivations are just by listening to how they speak, and that’s a big part of why I love public radio reporting.
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