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article was the most-shared in its history. I was a top-5 traffic earner for

@slate

. The problem isnt truth-tellers like

@chrislhayes

. It's producers/editors working against a broken for-profit journalistic model that rewards status quo.

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Emily Atkin

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Jul 25, 2018

I've covered climate change for five years. Trust me: The topic itself is not a ratings/traffic killer. The traffic killer is the boring, un-engaging way many reporters tell the story. twitter.com/charles_kinbot

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This is one of the most important moments in human history: We are remaking the thin blanket of air that gives our planet life. This affects everything: food, water, shelter, justice. If you can't find a story worth telling in there, you probably shouldn't be in storytelling.

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I was just going to mention your article! Maybe the issue is where the climate-savvy generations get their news?

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Grandalf R.M. Stormcrow

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Truth-telling vs. biz models... Thanks for choosing truth, Eric.

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Can we get past blaming the messengers and get to blaming those that CAN fix it but WON'T and will spend $$million$ on counter-ads, and legal fees for the proliferating 'coverups' &c...

Shua | Herbfather.eth

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"Let me listen to the Trump tapes!!" They screamed, as their world burned around them.

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Another problem is that lots of media outlets conflate climate change coverage with regulation reporting. As a result, they point to stories on the EPA and say they are covering it. But the story isn’t today’s regulations, but tomorrow’s risks.

Jackie #FreeAssange #PeaceNotWar

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Chris Hayes needs to clarify his position. Because it sounded like he was pretty much well that's the way it rolls. What if every presenter at MSNBC told their producers I want to tell this story? Collectively.

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I have yet to see *anyone* cover the basic science: -Every day Earth absorbs heat from the sun AND releases heat stored in oil/gas/coal/nukes -Heat (energy) is never destroyed, it just changes form -Earth CAN ONLY cool by radiating heat to Space, but CO2 prevents that

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Almost starting to feel that the worst effects from climate change are more profitable for these media giants as they can exploit it for ratings, just like natural disasters.

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Thank you. People are SO HEARTBROKEN and HOPELESS about being forced to pollute /destroy our planet and our children they just go into overwhelm and start pretending it isnt really happening, isn’t so bad. Like denial in the five stages of grief...