Graham Media Group stations are proud to be joining the Local Media Association's "Covering Climate Collaborative" to inform and empower their audiences to slow the catastrophic effects of global warming.
“Our stations are committed and excited to join this effort, which may well result in the most important journalism they do this year and beyond,” Graham Media Group President and CEO Emily Barr said. “Climate change impacts our stations on personal, professional and business levels. We all have to live in our rapidly changing world, and we’ve experienced the effects first-hand. Our newsrooms are taking on this issue with renewed focus and intensity. Weather is central to our mission as local broadcasters, both as a public safety service and for community education.”
GMG stations join a national group of publishers, broadcast groups, radio stations and digital-first news sites to expand and deepen climate coverage.
“We’re thrilled to announce this group of newsrooms that are recognized for their commitment to reporting locally on the impacts of climate change,” said Frank Mungeam, LMA chief innovation officer. “This collaboration brings together newsrooms with diverse platform expertise — from print to digital to audio and video — and represents key regions directly affected by our changing climate.”
The partners are grouped into five regional hubs, to cover the local impact of climate change in our "backyards" -- for example, to show how this global problem is affecting our regions specifically. Part of LMA's mission statement is "to localize and humanize the impacts of climate change, and to empower residents in those communities to take meaningful local action."
“For many of us, the issue is personal,” Barr said. “We have children and grandchildren destined to take over this earth as we pass on. We have a moral imperative to act now. We believe joining this collaborative is a critical next step in our efforts to raise awareness and hold the powerful accountable to future generations. … Graham Media Group stands firmly behind this effort and looks forward to doing our part.”