Media Needs To Promote Climate Solutions

The fight against climate change is one of the greatest fights our planet has ever faced. The media still has the attention of the wider public. The responsibility of the media is therefore huge.

The way the media portrays the issues of climate change is therefore paramount in what path is taken in attacking the issue. We need real debate, as well as a media that will reveal the horrible truths of climate change, while not forgetting to tell us about those advancements that can give us hope. But will our media, with its own corporate backers to appease and look alike governments to cover really get to the real story we need... Time will tell.

It's a huge issue that needs to be addressed ASAP, even the Colombia Journalism Review is discussing it. As you can check out at: http://www.cjr.org/feature/climate_change_now_what.php

My time at Climate Camp

The lack of posts over the last week was all thanks to my involvement in the first Australian Climate Camp in Newcastle. We were successfully able to disrupt the coal chain for over six hours. You'll be able to read about it over at my Punk Politic Blog http://punkpolitic.blogspot.com really soon. But be sure to check out the alternative media's coverage at http://sydney.indymedia.org.au and http://www.engagemedia.org .

Right Wing Rails Against the Weather

Ever thought your television weather reports lacked a bit of context? In "Weather Reports are Missing the Story", Amy Goodman explains how the lack of context in weather reports reinforces the idea climate change is disconnected from our current weather patterns. It seems that for the right wing, even the weather could be termed as being "left-wing"!

http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/6/19/amy_goodmans_new_column_weather_reports_are_missing_the_story

Amy Goodman, is a Presenter on Democracy Now on the U.S. Pacifica Network and was a key speaker at the National Conference for Media Reform in Minnesota.

Tim Blair, Andrew Bolt...You are being Watched!!

Tim Blair and Andrew Bolt...Even their names repulse me. "No, they're not not Journos!" I scream, to anybody that cares. In fact they're far worse. They're right wing columnists at Murdoch's Sydney's Daily Telegraph and Melbourne's Herald Sun respectively. Nothing seems sacred for these two men, that continue to deny climate change or an Australian Aboriginal genocide even happened among other right wing conspiracies...Yet they continue to be employed by two of Australia's most highly circulated papers (yes, I'm disturbed too.).

Luckily, the people over at "The Blair/Bolt Watch Project" have been monitoring the ramblings of these two men so that we don't have to!!

http://blairboltwatch.wordpress.com/