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How the Media Has Helped to Criminalize Climate Protest, with Evlondo Cooper
Aug 22, 2023
Evlondo Cooper, Media Matters senior researcher, discusses how flawed media coverage has helped the fossil fuel industry criminalize climate protest. The podcast explores the influence of media on public perception of climate activism, the lack of coverage on the criminalization of climate protests, and the media's role in overlooking the funding and influence of the fossil fuel industry. It emphasizes the need for understanding, context, and rapid improvement in media reporting on climate change and environmental issues.
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- The media's flawed and selective coverage of climate activism has aided the criminalization efforts of the fossil fuel industry.
- Mainstream media primarily focuses on the disruption caused by climate protests, failing to provide context and perpetuating the idea that protesters are disruptive and radical.
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