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Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
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Most of the UK media stories about the record-breaking heatwave that struck in June failed to mention the climate crisis, analysis has found.

Nearly 2,500 articles about the extreme heat – when temperatures topped 37C, a record for the time of year – appeared in the UK’s nine main national daily media publications. But nearly three-quarters of them – about 72% – left out any mention of global heating or the climate, according to the analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).

Even fewer pieces drew a link between the heatwave and government policies designed to tackle the climate crisis – less than one in 20 heatwave stories mentioned “net zero”.

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago

For example this article from the BBC today that initially had no mention of climate change until it was updated a couple of hours ago. Comments rightly have people pointing out the lack of climate change commentary but are also riddled with deniers.

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