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"Climate Change: it's time to prepare"

Workshop: Media and Climate Change

Purpose:

Brief discussion of just WHY the media is, on the whole, so CRAP at conveying the reality and imminence of climate change and what spaces exist for using that same crap media for climate campaigning.

Longer and interactive discussion and planning of how we can “be the media”

Presented by: Adie Nistelrooy and Andy Bowman of "Open Media"
Time and room:
Questions posed:

What is the 'propaganda model' of Media?

What other factors affect the reporting of science and also climate change?

and most importantly, how do 'we' become the media in a persistent, sustainable and useful way?

Websites to check out: Medialens
The Mule- independent newspaper based in Manchester

Further info: none at present