A "charter for journalism at the height of the ecological emergency" launched in France
In Paris, several thousand people marched to demand a more ambitious text for the climate.
In all, more than 180 climate events were organized across France this Sunday.
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Several hundred journalists and dozens of media have signed a charter inviting the profession to change its way of working in the face of the climate crisis and the decline of biodiversity.
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Terrible floods in Pakistan, megafires in France – unheard of – waves of heat waves and drought in several regions of the world: these last months have shown that the ecological emergency is there.
In February, in its
latest report
, the International Group of Climate Experts, the IPCC, wrote: “
Social networks and the media can have a significant impact in advancing climate awareness and the legitimacy of the actions taken.
Its authors added that the media “
frames and conveys information about climate change.
They play a crucial role in shaping public perception, understanding and willingness to act.
»
It is in this context that a collective of around thirty journalists wrote a
Charter for journalism commensurate with the ecological emergency
.
Made public this Wednesday, September 14, this 13-point text was thought of as a compass for the media and journalists in their information practices.
Certain points of the charter relate to the editorial treatment, inviting to "
deal with the climate, the living and social justice in a transversal way
", "
to do educational work
" on sometimes complex subjects or even "
to question the lexicon and images used
.
Others relate to the functioning of the media as companies: "
Oppose the financing of the most polluting activities
", "
practice a low-carbon journalist by questioning the ecological footprint of journalistic activities
" and continuous training for journalists on ecological issues.
Several hundred journalists have signed this charter as well as dozens of editorial offices – some specialized such as Vert.eco or Reporterre, but there are also Mediapart,
20 Minutes
,
Alternatives Economiques
and the media of the France Médias Monde group: RFI, France 24 and MCD.
The text received the support of several leading scientists, including the vice-president of the Giec Valérie Masson-Delmotte.
Sunday September 18, 2022 at 11:10 a.m. UT, RFI's
media workshop
will be devoted to this charter.
One of its editors, Anne-Sophie Novel, will discuss it.
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