Down to Earth — The Challenge of Reporting the Environment

Throughout the five years of the Fetisov Journalism Awards our winners have been telling hard truths about the stark realities and the bleak future for humanity in the face of the climate crisis, global warming, the loss of biodiversity and plastic pollution.

From its launch the FJA has recognized that fact-based, emotional and compelling stories are essential to understanding the environmental challenges facing us all. We decided that our annual awards should be held on or around Earth Day – April 22nd.

But these stories come at a price. The ethical challenges and the pressures from corporate and political centres of power who try to censor environmental journalists and to stifle truth-telling to protect their own interests are enormous.

Reporting the environment is one of the most challenging tasks and it is now among the most dangerous with a growing number of attacks on news media, environmental activists and reporters.

This third webinar in the current series of Winning Stories online discussions will provide insights into how our winners coped with these pressures, the ethical choices they had to make and what can be done to make reporting the environment safer and more secure. There will also be comprehensive tips for keeping safe and avoiding ethical pitfalls in covering this story.

When: December 5, 2024 @ 13:00 UTC / 8:00 a.m. EST

Details and registration.