Data on climate change news in the United States revealed that in 2023, a total of 411 guest appearances were made during climate coverage on broadcast TV climate segments, the majority of whom were white. The source noted that despite climate change disproportionately affecting minority communities, the majority of people appearing on broadcast television to discuss the topic were non-Hispanic white men.
Number of guest appearances by people of color during climate coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox broadcast news programs combined in the United States from 2020 to 2023
includes morning news, nightly news, and Sunday morning political shows on ABC, CBS, and NBC, and the Sunday morning political show on Fox
Supplementary notes
The source searched transcripts in the Nexis database for: ABC's Good Morning America, World News Tonight, and This Week BS’ Mornings, Evening News, and Face the Nation; NBC’s Today, Nightly News, and Meet the Press; Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Fox News Sunday; and PBS NewsHour for any of the terms and any derivations of the following terms: climate change, global warming, changing climate, climate warms, climate warming, warming climate, warmer climate, warming planet, warmer planet, warming globe, warmer globe,global temperatures, rising temperatures, hotter temperatures, climate science, climate scientist, Paris climate, climate accord, Paris accord, climate agreement, Paris agreement, climate deal, climate crisis, green new deal, climate conference, climate plan, COP 26, carbon emissions, greenhouse gases, or net zero.
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Media Matters for America. (March 14, 2024). Number of guest appearances by people of color during climate coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox broadcast news programs combined in the United States from 2020 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383615/broadcast-tv-news-climate-change-guest-appearances/
Media Matters for America. "Number of guest appearances by people of color during climate coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox broadcast news programs combined in the United States from 2020 to 2023." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383615/broadcast-tv-news-climate-change-guest-appearances/
Media Matters for America. (2024). Number of guest appearances by people of color during climate coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox broadcast news programs combined in the United States from 2020 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383615/broadcast-tv-news-climate-change-guest-appearances/
Media Matters for America. "Number of Guest Appearances by People of Color during Climate Coverage on Abc, Cbs, Nbc, and Fox Broadcast News Programs Combined in The United States from 2020 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383615/broadcast-tv-news-climate-change-guest-appearances/
Media Matters for America, Number of guest appearances by people of color during climate coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox broadcast news programs combined in the United States from 2020 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383615/broadcast-tv-news-climate-change-guest-appearances/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of guest appearances by people of color during climate coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox broadcast news programs combined in the United States from 2020 to 2023 [Graph], Media Matters for America, March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383615/broadcast-tv-news-climate-change-guest-appearances/
