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Tag Archives: climate journalism
The ‘impact’ of climate writing
The problem begins simply enough. A journalist finds a word that seems to fit almost everything. It might be “crisis”, “pivot” or the ever-convenient “impact”. It’s concise, authoritative, and headline-friendly. It appears once, then again, and soon it begins to … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Scicomm
Tagged climate journalism, Google Ngrams, impact, risk communication, science communication, science writing, writing
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A tale of two myopias, climate change and the present participle
The Assam floods are going on. One day, they will stop. The water will subside in many parts of the state but the things that caused the floods will continue to work, ceaselessly, and will cause them to occur again next … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Scicomm
Tagged Assam floods, climate change, climate journalism, Philip Warren Anderson, present participle
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