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Network media ignored climate change in coverage of California wildfires

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Rebekah Jones
Jan 09, 2025
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On the first day of meaningful national news coverage of wildfires raging in California, each major network nightly news special —CBS, NBC, and ABC —dedicated 4-6 minutes of coverage to the disaster.

Not one mentioned climate change.

The connection between climate change and wildfires is among the clearest of all global warming-enhanced disasters.

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