The British public’s single biggest source of climate change information is television and online news. But despite increased reporting on climate, audiences can report feeling overwhelmed and confused.

Created and led by news professionals, Climate News Tracker is a new initiative to help journalists and newsrooms track and analyse their output across TV, radio and online media and provide climate news that makes audiences feel informed, motivated and hopeful.

Helping British broadcasters enhance their climate coverage.

Our data is provided in partnership with the University of Exeter’s newly formed Centre for Climate Communications and Data Science (C3DS). Using their new, AI-based monitoring technology, we look objectively across the broadcast landscape to track the frequency, prominence and content of climate news stories.

We also analyse audience perceptions of climate news reporting to help broadcasters move even closer to their audiences – and perhaps win new ones.

Effective climate news coverage leads to effective public debate and climate action.


Team

We are a group of former news journalists, managers, communications specialists and academics, united by a desire to support and promote excellence in public service climate journalism on the UK’s main TV, radio and online news bulletins.

Dr Sylvia Hayes

Dr Sylvia Hayes

Research Fellow

Dr Sarwat Qureshi

Dr Sarwat Qureshi

Research Fellow

Mark Smalley

Mark Smalley

Co-Founder

Claire Stocks

Claire Stocks

Co-Founder

Alan Strange

Alan Strange

Managing Editor

David Weiland

David Weiland

Co-Founder

Phoebe Wollocombe

Phoebe Wollocombe

Co-Founder

Climate News Tracker Eye

Our monitoring tool is currently under development.

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