I have been challenging and supporting the media on their environmental responsibilities and science literacy. I've been doing this on social media, in writing, public speaking and through advocacy with a network of supporters including the National Union of Journalists, academics, campaigners, politicians and independent media people.
One example is the media's promotion of carbon-heavy flying and other fossil fuel heavy marketing, in editorial and advertising. My calls for the media to own responsibility on this as a public health and wellbeing issue, in the same way they had to with regards to the promotion of the tobacco industry, are now backed by the UK Green Party. I spoke at the launch of a series of talks and actions alongside author / Flight Free UK campaigner Anna Hughes, ex-MEP Molly Scott Cato and airport campaigner Libby Scott. More here.
I have written and spoken on media environmental responsibilities for The Ecologist here and for the National Union of Journalists which has >30,000 media worker members and a member magazine - here. There is still a long way to go, but change is coming :)
Thanks also to Bristol Cllr Carla Denyer [who is now co-leader of the Green Party] who wrote this story in The Independent here. And check out the new campaign group @Badvertising