A journalists’ perspective Tasha Eichenseher , National Geographic, Science Producer & Editor Gerald Traufetter , Der Spiegel, Science & Technology Ramesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNews Asbjørn Jørgensen , Arhus School of Media and Journalism Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel Covering Climate Change

Tasha Eichenseher , National Geographic, Science Producer & Editor

Gerald Traufetter , Der Spiegel, Science & Technology

Ramesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNews

Asbjørn Jørgensen , Arhus School of Media and Journalism

Copenhagen, 21 September 2009

Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel

Tasha Eichenseher NationalGeographic.com, Science Producer & Editor Mission NGS: “to inspire people to care about the planet” covered environment issues for E/The Environment Magazine, Environment Science & Technology, Greenwire, others. master’s degree in environmental science and policy from Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies thesis on urban wetland function and restoration. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

NationalGeographic.com, Science Producer & Editor

Mission NGS: “to inspire people to care about the planet”

covered environment issues for E/The Environment Magazine, Environment Science & Technology, Greenwire, others.

master’s degree in environmental science and policy from Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

thesis on urban wetland function and restoration.

Gerald Traufetter Der Spiegel, Science & Technology Editor Since 2000 with Der Spiegel. Previously wrote for Die Woche and Suddeutsche Zeitung and other German publications. Author of “Intuition; the Wisdom of Emotions” (in German: “Intuition: Die Weisheit der Gefuhle”), published in 2007. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Der Spiegel, Science & Technology Editor

Since 2000 with Der Spiegel. Previously wrote for Die Woche and Suddeutsche Zeitung and other German publications.

Author of “Intuition; the Wisdom of Emotions” (in German: “Intuition: Die Weisheit der Gefuhle”), published in 2007.

Ramesh Jaura Director of Inter Press Service Europa (IPS) Born in British ‘India’; MA degree from University of Delhi in 1964 Covered Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Austria, Germany and France between 1968 and 1969 Chairman of the Global Cooperation Council, which he co-founded in 1983 as ‘North-South Forum’; encouraging genuine dialogue. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Director of Inter Press Service Europa (IPS)

Born in British ‘India’; MA degree from University of Delhi in 1964

Covered Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Austria, Germany and France between 1968 and 1969

Chairman of the Global Cooperation Council, which he co-founded in 1983 as ‘North-South Forum’; encouraging genuine dialogue.

Asbjørn Jørgensen Lecturer and Associate Professor at Danish School of Media & Journalism http://www.dsmj.dk Covered technology for various Danish publications Runs workshops at DSM with international groups on environmental and climate issues in news reporting. Coordinator of training in GEJI: Global Environmental Journalism Initiative http://www.gejiweb.org Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Lecturer and Associate Professor at Danish School of Media & Journalism http://www.dsmj.dk

Covered technology for various Danish publications

Runs workshops at DSM with international groups on environmental and climate issues in news reporting.

Coordinator of training in GEJI: Global Environmental Journalism Initiative http://www.gejiweb.org

Tasha Eichenseher Cases: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/tipping-points-climate-change/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090731-green-sahara.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081007-climate-diseases.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Cases:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/tipping-points-climate-change/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090731-green-sahara.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081007-climate-diseases.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html

Gerald Traufetter Cases: Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Cases:

Gerald Traufetter Cases: Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu 1986: 2007:

Cases:

Gerald Traufetter Cases: Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Cases:

Ramesh Jaura Cases: Funding Climate Change / Climate Debt: http://www.indepthnews.net/news/news.php?key1=2009-07-28%2014:17:49&key2=1 Obama: no difference from Bush: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47202 Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Cases:

Funding Climate Change / Climate Debt:

http://www.indepthnews.net/news/news.php?key1=2009-07-28%2014:17:49&key2=1

Obama: no difference from Bush:

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47202

Asbjørn Jørgensen Cases: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/aug/17/environment-climate-change http://www.downtoearth.org.in/editor.asp?foldername=20090831&filename=Editor&sec_id=2&sid=1 http://www.kemin.dk/en-us/newsandpress/news/sider/greenlanddialogue.aspx http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2099 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/10-10 Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Cases:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/aug/17/environment-climate-change

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/editor.asp?foldername=20090831&filename=Editor&sec_id=2&sid=1

http://www.kemin.dk/en-us/newsandpress/news/sider/greenlanddialogue.aspx

http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2099

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/10-10

Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers: Read, read, read - also global stuff Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Read, read, read - also global stuff

Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers: Read, read, read - also global stuff Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Read, read, read - also global stuff

Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.

Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers: Read, read, read - also global stuff Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one. Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.) Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Read, read, read - also global stuff

Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.

Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)

Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers: Read, read, read - also global stuff Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one. Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.) Look for local activities. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Read, read, read - also global stuff

Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.

Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)

Look for local activities.

Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers: Read, read, read - also global stuff Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one. Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.) Look for local activities. Suggest solutions. Suggest action. Demand decisions. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Read, read, read - also global stuff

Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.

Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)

Look for local activities.

Suggest solutions. Suggest action. Demand decisions.

Asbjørn’s tips for climate bloggers: Read, read, read - also global stuff Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one. Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.) Look for local activities. Suggest solutions. Suggest action. Demand decisions. Walk the talk. Yourself. Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

Read, read, read - also global stuff

Global climate change is a fact, and mankind contributes significantly. Stop discussing that one.

Keep your readers in mind: what do they know? What do they care about (but do not enter into arguing.)

Look for local activities.

Suggest solutions. Suggest action. Demand decisions.

Walk the talk. Yourself.

Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers: avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change

Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers: avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change stick to the scientific evidence for climate change Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change

stick to the scientific evidence for climate change

Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers: avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change stick to the scientific evidence for climate change stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change

stick to the scientific evidence for climate change

stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals

Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers: avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change stick to the scientific evidence for climate change stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals be aware of the interests of the players in the debate; especially important when it comes to green energy and other means to fight climate chang Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change

stick to the scientific evidence for climate change

stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals

be aware of the interests of the players in the debate; especially important when it comes to green energy and other means to fight climate chang

Gerald’s tips for climate bloggers: avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change stick to the scientific evidence for climate change stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals be aware of the interests of the players in the debate; especially important when it comes to green energy and other means to fight climate change put the consequences of climate change into perspective of other global (environmental) problems? Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

avoid strong key words like ‘catastrophe’. Do not present only the most extreme scenario's of climate change

stick to the scientific evidence for climate change

stick to the information published in peer-reviewed journals

be aware of the interests of the players in the debate; especially important when it comes to green energy and other means to fight climate change

put the consequences of climate change into perspective of other global (environmental) problems?

More tips for climate bloggers: ? Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

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Journalists’ perspective Tasha Eichenseher , National Geographic, Science Producer & Editor Gerald Traufetter , Der Spiegel, Science & Technology Ramesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNews Asbjørn Jørgensen , Arhus School of Media and Journalism Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel Covering Climate Change

Tasha Eichenseher , National Geographic, Science Producer & Editor

Gerald Traufetter , Der Spiegel, Science & Technology

Ramesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNews

Asbjørn Jørgensen , Arhus School of Media and Journalism

Copenhagen, 21 September 2009

Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel

New ideas? If we have weather channels, we could also have Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

If we have weather channels, we could also have

New ideas? If we have weather channels, we could also have Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 www.thinkaboutit.eu

If we have weather channels, we could also have

Journalists’ perspective Tasha Eichenseher , National Geographic, Science Producer & Editor Gerald Traufetter , Der Spiegel, Science & Technology Ramesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNews Asbjørn Jørgensen , Danish School of Media and Journalism Copenhagen, 21 September 2009 Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel Covering Climate Change

Tasha Eichenseher , National Geographic, Science Producer & Editor

Gerald Traufetter , Der Spiegel, Science & Technology

Ramesh Jaura, IPS Europa/IDN-InDepthNews

Asbjørn Jørgensen , Danish School of Media and Journalism

Copenhagen, 21 September 2009

Moderator: Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV - The European Affairs Channel