Wealthy Liberal Foundations Funding Climate Journalism Workshops

The text discusses how wealthy liberal foundations have been funding workshops, courses, and seminars for journalists focused on climate change, influencing media coverage on energy and environmental matters. Major universities such as Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Southern California are involved, along with prestigious institutions like Oxford University. The funding initiatives have led to an increase in climate-focused stories by major media outlets, with an emphasis on drawing in non-climate hawks and amplifying concern about the issue. The piece raises concerns about the potential impact of politically invested entities and activists on the objectivity and mission of journalism.

• Wealthy liberal foundations funding workshops, courses, and seminars for climate journalists
• Major universities such as Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Southern California are involved
• Increase in climate-focused stories by major media outlets
• Concerns raised about the objectivity and mission of journalism due to politically invested entities