rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-the-media-stop-climate-hushing-now?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-the-media-stop-climate-hushing-now' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> The Tipping Point https://actionnetwork.org/groups/the-tipping-point https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/445/229/normal/person-holds-up-climate-emergency-sign-outside-trump-tower.png The climate crisis is here — fueling deadly heat, extreme storms, wildfires, and displacement. But too often, the news media is failing to treat it like the emergency it is. A new report from Covering Climate Now, “A Burning House, A Quiet Media, A Silenced Majority,” exposes a troubling pattern: “climate hushing” — when media outlets downplay, sideline, or disconnect climate change from the stories where it belongs. This silence has consequences. The media plays a decisive role in how society understands and responds to the climate crisis. When coverage is weak or disconnected, the public is left without the urgency, clarity, and accountability needed to drive action. And yet, the public is not the problem. Research shows overwhelming majorities of people want stronger climate action — but too often, news coverage doesn’t reflect that reality or connect the dots between fossil fuels and the disasters people are already experiencing. We cannot solve a crisis that the media refuses to fully name, explain, and prioritize. That’s why we’re calling on major U.S. news outlets — The Washington Post, ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News — to address troubling gaps in recent climate coverage and reject the pattern of “climate hushing” identified by media researchers. The climate story is not a niche issue. It is a politics story, a health story, an economic story, a science story, and a justice story. It belongs in every newsroom and every beat. Journalists have the power — and responsibility — to connect extreme weather to climate change, hold polluters accountable, and reflect the scale of public concern. One of the most powerful things the media can do is talk about climate change clearly and consistently. We need coverage that matches the crisis. Tell these outlets: Stop climate hushing. Start telling the full truth about the climate emergency. _______ Sources: Covering Climate Now | A Burning House, A Quiet Media, A Silenced Majority | https://coveringclimatenow.org/projects/a-burning-house-a-quiet-media-a-silenced-majority/ The Nation | Covering Climate Now White Paper | https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/covering-climate-now-white-paper/ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-media-stop-climate-hushing-now