Tuesday, July 16, 2013

ThinkProgress lament: "Coverage of the president’s landmark climate address was left to the late night comedy shows"

Reuters Exposed: Publication Openly Hostile To Climate Coverage, Top Editor Doubts Climate Science | ThinkProgress
Reuters isn’t alone in abandoning climate change — in fact, its further proof of an alarming trend among major news outlets.
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Last month, President Barack Obama delivered a significant address devoted to the urgency of climate change and his plan to combat it, despite Congress’ refusal to do the same. Viewers of the major Sunday shows, however, heard nothing about it. A ThinkProgress analysis of Sunday morning news shows, which purportedly recap and discuss the big stories of the week, devoted a total of zero seconds to the speech. Coverage of the president’s landmark climate address was left to the late night comedy shows.

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