15 Aug 2021

Landmark climate report lands - but makes little mark on media

From Mediawatch, 9:12 am on 15 August 2021

The first comprehensive IPCC stocktake of the global climate trends for years was easy to read and its confronting conclusions were clear. But after hitting front pages and headlining bulletins the day it landed, it didn’t make much of an impression on our media - or prompt much political debate.

The front page of The Press last Tuesday.

The front page of The Press last Tuesday. Photo: photo/ RNZ Mediawatch

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