COVERAGE PREVIEW & PARTNER TOOLKIT

The document outlines a collaborative journalism initiative focused on the climate emergency, providing a list of republishable stories, social media strategies, and guidelines for partner outlets.

• Covering Climate Now (CCNow) organized a joint coverage week from April 12-22 themed "Living Through the Climate Emergency," urging partners to publish original stories, republish partner content, and engage audiences using the hashtag #ClimateEmergencyWeek.
• The initiative includes a "Joint Emergency Statement" signed by CCNow and eight core partners, which argues that journalism must treat the climate emergency with the same urgency as other emergencies, such as Covid-19.
• Proposed coverage includes investigations into the fossil fuel industry's influence on public school educational materials since the 1960s, which often portray non-fossil energy options as "unreliable and expensive."
• The toolkit highlights specific environmental and climate risks in the United States, including the estimated $1 billion cleanup cost for approximately 100,000 idle oil and gas wells in Texas and New Mexico.
• The coverage plan addresses the intersection of climate change and social vulnerability, including the impact of sea level rise in East Palo Alto, the challenges faced by the Quileute Tribe in Washington, and the experiences of homeless Americans during extreme weather events.
• International coverage focuses include a report on the US-Japan summit on April 16 regarding climate commitments, and an analysis of whether India's state-owned companies will stop investing in fossil fuels to meet clean energy goals.

APA

Covering Climate Now (n.d.). COVERAGE PREVIEW & PARTNER TOOLKIT. https://coveringclimatenow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WoC-Preview-April-2021.pdf

Chicago

Covering Climate Now. COVERAGE PREVIEW & PARTNER TOOLKIT. n.d. https://coveringclimatenow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WoC-Preview-April-2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{coveringclimatenowndcoverage, author = {{Covering Climate Now}}, title = {{COVERAGE PREVIEW \& PARTNER TOOLKIT}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WoC-Preview-April-2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }