A report asking news and publishing industry leaders about their coverage of climate change found that 49 percent had created a climate team to raise the profile of the topic in an effort to improve their coverage, and 44 percent introduced measures to ensure that the climate was taken into consideration by all beats. However, only a little over 20 percent of responding industry leaders said staff in their organization had received training on climate reporting.
Changes news organizations are making to improve their climate journalism according to industry leaders worldwide as of December 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Created a climate team to raise profile
49%
Measures to ensure climate considered by all beats
44%
Sustainability and carbon footprint goals
33%
Hired more staff to cover climate issues
32%
Developed a climate strategy
30%
Trained staff on climate reporting
23%
None of the above
17%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (January 9, 2023). Changes news organizations are making to improve their climate journalism according to industry leaders worldwide as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398119/climate-change-journalism-improvements/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Changes news organizations are making to improve their climate journalism according to industry leaders worldwide as of December 2022." Chart. January 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398119/climate-change-journalism-improvements/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Changes news organizations are making to improve their climate journalism according to industry leaders worldwide as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398119/climate-change-journalism-improvements/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Changes News Organizations Are Making to Improve Their Climate Journalism According to Industry Leaders Worldwide as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398119/climate-change-journalism-improvements/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Changes news organizations are making to improve their climate journalism according to industry leaders worldwide as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398119/climate-change-journalism-improvements/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Changes news organizations are making to improve their climate journalism according to industry leaders worldwide as of December 2022 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, January 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398119/climate-change-journalism-improvements/
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