Covering Climate Now

🎉 IT'S HERE! 🎈 Covering Climate Now is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards. Now in its fourth year, the CCNow awards program has become a recognized standard for excellence. This year’s winners hail from around the world, from outlets big and small, and, together, their work constitutes the leading edge of climate storytelling. CCNow received more than 1,250 entries, from journalists in dozens of countries working in every medium. A judging panel of 117 distinguished journalists selected three winners in each of 14 subject-based categories — for example, solutions, justice, politics, and health. Judges additionally awarded three Journalists of the Year, three Emerging Journalists of the Year, and three entries in a category for large projects and collaborations. “Judges were astonished not just at the volume of stories but at their consistent quality,” said Kyle Pope, CCNow co-founder and executive director of strategic initiatives. “In every category, story after story was told with passion and care, informing audiences about the most important story of our time.” Thank you to all the entrants! And thanks to our stellar judges, whose hard work and dedication make these awards possible. Check out the full list of winners here: https://lnkd.in/eXjvc5ue

Republicans’ choice to all but ignore climate change could have major impacts, both politically and for the planet. Read the latest #ClimateBeat for more, plus: noteworthy stories, resources, events, jobs, and more! #GOP #RNC #climatechange #politics #election2024 #CCNow

Follow along as we highlight the 2024 CCNow Journalism Award winners, category by category. This week, take a deep dive into Solutions and Justice: Los Angeles Times' Sammy Roth, Robert Gauthier, Jessica Chen, Maggie Beidelman, Jackeline Luna, and Paul Duginski produced a captivating multimedia series on the solar boom in California’s Imperial Valley. The series showcases the sometimes conflicting promise of solar energy and local farmers' concerns, as well as broader urban-rural tensions, potential environmental consequences, and the need to address inequities wrought by the energy status quo. Read the winning story here: https://lnkd.in/gHy2EMew In Louisiana, Carly Berlin and Halle Parker investigated the overused term "resilient" in climate discussions. Their dynamic audio episode, filled with community voices, challenged the idea that resilience alone can address the urgent need for climate action. For WWNO and WRKF 89.3 FM. Listen to the piece here: https://lnkd.in/eudJM_xv Meera Subramanian, with photography by Supranav Dash, brought to life one of India’s ambitious solar farm projects in The New Yorker. Through compelling narratives and interviews, Subramanian created a textured examination of the tradeoffs and power imbalances that the green transition might portend. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/debpS7Q8 Matteo Cimellaro’s powerful series for Canada's National Observer documents the devastating impact of wildfires on First Nations communities in Canada. Human-focused narratives, intimate photography, and thorough data work showcases the harm and displacement these Indigenous communities have endured. Read the full series here: https://lnkd.in/eMvAajuV Christian Baars, Robert Holm, Oda Lambrecht, and Katharina Schiele from Norddeutscher Rundfunk shine a light on the disproportionate carbon footprint of the wealthy. They explore a potential carbon dioxide cap-and-trade system for individuals as a solution to this climate inequity. Watch the piece in English here: https://lnkd.in/ek2Epqjs and German here: https://lnkd.in/eSPfM9qJ For IndiaSpend, Sushmita - delves into the plight of vulnerable groups in Jharkhand, India, who have been plagued by drought & extreme heat for decades. In the face of failed promises and discontinued climate adaptation funds from the government, these communities have had success with their own adaptation projects. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/dd8muafT #awards #climatechange #ccnow #journalism

Project 2025's sweeping overhaul would impede climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience efforts. Read the latest #ClimateontheBallot for background and reporting ideas. #election2024 #climate #news #journalism #ccnow

🗞 This week's journalism opportunities include jobs at Alaska Public Media, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, and The New York Times! Check them out ⤵️ Alaska Public Media is looking for a managing editor for its new initiative, The Alaska Desk (Anchorage, Alaska). https://lnkd.in/eThAv6k7 The Foundation for Investigative Journalism is hiring an editor (Lagos, Nigeria). https://lnkd.in/d9D8ur2W The New York Times is recruiting a reporter/meteorologist for its weather data team (San Francisco, Calif.). https://lnkd.in/ev792vZr ProPublica is hiring a senior editor, local reporting network (N.Y. or remote). https://lnkd.in/e95djwxP The Pulitzer Center is looking for proposals focused on climate change and its effects on workers and work. https://lnkd.in/eBaKgYyE Earth Journalism Network is accepting applications for its virtual media workshop, “Net Zero in Africa 2024,” August 20-22. Entrants must be from an African country. Apply by July 23. https://lnkd.in/eHpaYmty The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards are accepting submissions of photos and videos until July 31. https://lnkd.in/eGACAM77 #jobs #opportunities #fellowships #CCNow #grants #journalism

Aaand we're back with another edition of #ClimateBeat, packed with noteworthy stories, industry news, events, jobs, and a hearty congratulations to this year's CCNow Journalism Award winners! #newsletter #journalism #climatechange #news #ccnow

LA Times has won a Covering Climate Now award! 🎉 Congratulations to Sammy Roth, Robert Gauthier, Jessica Q. Chen, Maggie Beidelman, Jackeline Luna, editors Nancy Rivera Brooks and Ben Muessig, and the whole team behind "Repowering the West" for earning this honor: https://lnkd.in/gsY7N-93

Congratulations to AJP grantees Capital B and Grist for their wins in the 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards! Presented by Covering Climate Now, these awards recognize those at the forefront of climate storytelling. Adam Mahoney, national climate reporter at Capital B, was named an Emerging Journalist of the Year. Much of his work focuses on the intersection of climate change with other issues, such as housing, employment access and criminal justice. Grist placed first in the business and economics category for a story produced in collaboration with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project that explores the impact of climate change on the insurance industry, highlighting its overlap with a housing supply crisis. Tristan Ahtone, editor-at-large Grist, was also named one of the 2024 Journalists of the Year. He led an investigation that uncovered how public land-grant universities in the United States, established on stolen land, significantly benefit from fossil fuels.

🥁 We are SO excited to announce... That the winners of our 2024 Journalism Awards... Will be announced next week! Stay tuned 😉 In the meantime, have a look through last year's incredible winners: https://bit.ly/3RPE8Ih

In this week's Locally Sourced newsletter, we take a look at reporting on tropical cyclones. Climate change is fueling tropical cyclones, like hurricanes, leading to stronger winds, heavier rain, and higher storm surge. These reporting ideas will help you get the story right. ⤵️ #hurricanes #HurricaneBeryl #tropicalcyclones #cyclones #localreportingtips #localreporting #coveringclimatechange