Emily Cunningham

The statement is true, though. I am one of about a dozen people who work on nothing but climate coverage for the NYT, and we’re only a fraction of the number of people whose stories deal with climate issues. It’s a massive effort by the Times to cover climate change.

John, there is almost no job more important than being a journalist reporting on the climate crisis. Thank you (and your colleagues) for your work. Genuine question: while that statement is true... do you think the NYT is doing enough to cover the climate crisis?

I wonder if being on the climate desk is a bit like being on the sustainability team of a large corporation. You’re working your ass off, doing good work, yet the constraints of the org’s larger priorities limit what you can do.

Meanwhile you’re getting criticisms left and right about NYT coverage of the climate crisis while you’re pouring your soul into this work. If was in your shoes I know my first reaction would be to want to defend what the NYT is already doing.