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Tell the Media There is No Other Side to Global Warming
Target: Fox News, CNN, NBC News
Sponsored by: Alliance for Climate Protection - We Can Solve It
Sponsored by: Alliance for Climate Protection - We Can Solve It
The recent presidential primaries have highlighted a key imbalance in the media's coverage of global warming.
A League of Conservation Voters' study found that ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked presidential candidates more than 767 questions in a debate -- only 5 of which were related to global warming. CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked more than 402 questions -- only 5 were about global warming. Sadly, other political commentators and reporters have shown a similar disregard for this key issue.
Not to mention, when global warming is covered, many media outlets still bring on "scientists" who claim that global warming is not real, even though an overwhelming majority of scientists agree that it is. This is not balanced - this is deceiving. The public deserves responsible reporting on this critical issue.
Sign the petition today to tell these media outlets that global warming needs to be covered, and it needs to be covered in a meaningful and truly balanced manner.
A League of Conservation Voters' study found that ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked presidential candidates more than 767 questions in a debate -- only 5 of which were related to global warming. CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked more than 402 questions -- only 5 were about global warming. Sadly, other political commentators and reporters have shown a similar disregard for this key issue.
Not to mention, when global warming is covered, many media outlets still bring on "scientists" who claim that global warming is not real, even though an overwhelming majority of scientists agree that it is. This is not balanced - this is deceiving. The public deserves responsible reporting on this critical issue.
Sign the petition today to tell these media outlets that global warming needs to be covered, and it needs to be covered in a meaningful and truly balanced manner.
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# 4,600:
7:54 pm PDT, May 9,
Aimee Doll, California
# 4,599:
4:58 pm PDT, May 9,
David Depew, California
# 4,598:
4:43 pm PDT, May 9,
Saiya Mel, Canada
# 4,597:
4:31 pm PDT, May 9,
Tomi Edris, Colorado
# 4,596:
3:26 pm PDT, May 9,
Geneva N. Daniels, Pennsylvania
Get real people. Global warming is here now and it is for real. Ask the presidential candidates and all other candidates for other offices more questions concerning this important subject.
Get real people. Global warming is here now and it is for real. Ask the presidential candidates and all other candidates for other offices more questions concerning this important subject.
# 4,595:
1:53 pm PDT, May 9,
Lewis Moyse, Louisiana
# 4,594:
12:50 pm PDT, May 9,
Melanie Maddex, Ohio
# 4,593:
12:32 pm PDT, May 9,
Katherine Valderrama, Florida
# 4,592:
12:16 pm PDT, May 9,
Shannon Piel, Canada
this is exactly how the media works. its what it gets paid to do, to turn things around and say opposite to the truth.
this is exactly how the media works. its what it gets paid to do, to turn things around and say opposite to the truth.
# 4,591:
12:12 pm PDT, May 9,
Mary Saudargas, California
# 4,590:
11:38 am PDT, May 9,
Cheyenne Weaver, Texas
# 4,589:
11:33 am PDT, May 9,
Name not displayed, Georgia
# 4,588:
8:59 am PDT, May 9,
Maria Gonzalez, Mexico
# 4,587:
8:03 am PDT, May 9,
Susan Artone-Fricke, OSF, Colorado
# 4,586:
8:00 am PDT, May 9,
Claudia Wornum, California
# 4,585:
7:59 am PDT, May 9,
Rosalie Sundin, Minnesota
The failure of the major media syndicates to provide honest, timely, unbiased reporting is forcing Americans to rely on international/alternative sources for reliable, truthful news (like BBC, Link-TV/Mosaic and the internet.)
The failure of the major media syndicates to provide honest, timely, unbiased reporting is forcing Americans to rely on international/alternative sources for reliable, truthful news (like BBC, Link-TV/Mosaic and the internet.)
# 4,584:
7:40 am PDT, May 9,
Teresa Berry, Wisconsin
# 4,583:
7:38 am PDT, May 9,
Kayla Brennan, Canada
# 4,582:
5:23 am PDT, May 9,
John Hinds, Oklahoma
# 4,581:
2:49 am PDT, May 9,
Joanna Carr, Kentucky
I am not only dissatisfied with your network's lack of coverage on the key issue of global warming, but is lack of coverage on other key issues as well. Your network pays too much attention to the negative news rather than the key issues. It seems like your network has picked a candidate and then does its best down play negative aspects of your candidate and run the other ones into the mud rather than just posting the stories. Your network should not act like a tabloid, and in some cases it has been.
I am not only dissatisfied with your network's lack of coverage on the key issue of global warming, but is lack of coverage on other key issues as well. Your network pays too much attention to the negative news rather than the key issues. It seems like your network has picked a candidate and then does its best down play negative aspects of your candidate and run the other ones into the mud rather than just posting the stories. Your network should not act like a tabloid, and in some cases it has been.
# 4,580:
2:38 am PDT, May 9,
Sarah Onave, France
# 4,579:
2:21 am PDT, May 9,
Emelia Lee, Singapore
Dear "media outlet" or whatever fancy name you call yourselves,please stop all your talk on how to make more money in the economy,or which president is to be blamed for silly wars that start because all of you behave like little immature kids who cannot settle tiny problems which in the end lead to huge huge wars that kill innocent people trying to make a living in this corrupted world and who are not even involved in the first place,please stop talking about which country to blame for global warming when the country to blame most is your own country and last but not least, stop telling the world your plans to stop global warming and that you can help save the world when you execute your plan WHEN IN FACT YOU ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. If you've got a plan,launch it! Its you who can play a part to help this earth before its too late! Start by doing little little things that will work when the whole nation does it! PLEASE,ITS US WHO CAN HELP CHANGE THIS AWFUL PREDICAMENT THE EARTH IS IN. IF NOT US,THEN WHO?
Dear "media outlet" or whatever fancy name you call yourselves,please stop all your talk on how to make more money in the economy,or which president is to be blamed for silly wars that start because all of you behave like little immature kids who cannot settle tiny problems which in the end lead to huge huge wars that kill innocent people trying to make a living in this corrupted world and who are not even involved in the first place,please stop talking about which country to blame for global warming when the country to blame most is your own country and last but not least, stop telling the world your plans to stop global warming and that you can help save the world when you execute your plan WHEN IN FACT YOU ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. If you've got a plan,launch it! Its you who can play a part to help this earth before its too late! Start by doing little little things that will work when the whole nation does it! PLEASE,ITS US WHO CAN HELP CHANGE THIS AWFUL PREDICAMENT THE EARTH IS IN. IF NOT US,THEN WHO?
# 4,578:
11:45 pm PDT, May 8,
Kaytie Irvine, California
# 4,577:
9:38 pm PDT, May 8,
J. Nicole Wildman, West Virginia
# 4,576:
8:30 pm PDT, May 8,
Laurel Burns, Maine
# 4,575:
7:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Cherie Siebert, Maryland
# 4,574:
6:54 pm PDT, May 8,
Stephanie Kim, California
# 4,573:
6:29 pm PDT, May 8,
Vanessa Beyers, Oregon
# 4,572:
4:28 pm PDT, May 8,
Andrew Courtien, California
# 4,571:
3:55 pm PDT, May 8,
Nancy Vana, Nebraska
# 4,570:
3:18 pm PDT, May 8,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 4,569:
2:56 pm PDT, May 8,
Meagan Ricks, California
# 4,568:
2:40 pm PDT, May 8,
Liane Davis, Oregon
# 4,567:
2:01 pm PDT, May 8,
Kristie Downer, Tennessee
# 4,566:
12:41 pm PDT, May 8,
Judy Cummings, Illinois
James Gustave Speth, a Blue Planet award winner, Yale professor and President Carter's Environmental Quality Director, recently spoke in my area explaining more about the environmental crisis that we find ourselves in today. Newspaper articles and news media coverage should cover the environment as their lead story -- daily. Instead, most articles are buried on pages 5-10 -- unless, of course they are a Louisiana Hurricane or a Burmese Cyclone....whereas our network broadcasts prefer to focus on yellow journalism stories involving celebrity arrests, weddings, or funerals. Besides ignoring the issues of soil erosion, clean air, and clean water -- all of which are fundamental to life everywhere on this planet - network news choses to turn a blind eye toward the major environmental story of the century -- global warming. When it comes to interviewing those seeking public office, interviewers forget to ask the most important question -- "So what is your position on Global Warming? Is it about time to set a National Energy Policy? What about a hybrid government fleet? How about increasing funding for renewable energy research and development? Why do we delay the listing of the polar bear as an endangered species, and yet sell oil leases in the Chukti Sea? How much will this cost the taxpayers if these leases are not able to be utilized by the oil companies? Should the taxpayers have to pay for this decision -- when they were not informed of its ramifications? Whose idea was this anyway? Why aren't you covering these stories? I have now started to turn my attention to a new network online called the Environmental News Network... This updates me globally -- I also turn to WWF for the REDLIST -- indicating how many species we lose in a given day, month or year. Whether you realize it or not, the Environment is the NUMBER ONE -- news story of the century -- and it might be best to start covering it before your anchors need to wear waterwings to cover their daily stories.
James Gustave Speth, a Blue Planet award winner, Yale professor and President Carter's Environmental Quality Director, recently spoke in my area explaining more about the environmental crisis that we find ourselves in today. Newspaper articles and news media coverage should cover the environment as their lead story -- daily. Instead, most articles are buried on pages 5-10 -- unless, of course they are a Louisiana Hurricane or a Burmese Cyclone....whereas our network broadcasts prefer to focus on yellow journalism stories involving celebrity arrests, weddings, or funerals. Besides ignoring the issues of soil erosion, clean air, and clean water -- all of which are fundamental to life everywhere on this planet - network news choses to turn a blind eye toward the major environmental story of the century -- global warming. When it comes to interviewing those seeking public office, interviewers forget to ask the most important question -- "So what is your position on Global Warming? Is it about time to set a National Energy Policy? What about a hybrid government fleet? How about increasing funding for renewable energy research and development? Why do we delay the listing of the polar bear as an endangered species, and yet sell oil leases in the Chukti Sea? How much will this cost the taxpayers if these leases are not able to be utilized by the oil companies? Should the taxpayers have to pay for this decision -- when they were not informed of its ramifications? Whose idea was this anyway? Why aren't you covering these stories? I have now started to turn my attention to a new network online called the Environmental News Network... This updates me globally -- I also turn to WWF for the REDLIST -- indicating how many species we lose in a given day, month or year. Whether you realize it or not, the Environment is the NUMBER ONE -- news story of the century -- and it might be best to start covering it before your anchors need to wear waterwings to cover their daily stories.
# 4,565:
11:59 am PDT, May 8,
Matthew Ruona, Oregon
# 4,564:
10:02 am PDT, May 8,
Christine Luehman, Maryland
# 4,563:
9:57 am PDT, May 8,
Haydn Shaughnessy, Ireland
We need coverage that gives us ways forward not just to repair the environment but also to show us how economies, and corporations, are better managed.
We need coverage that gives us ways forward not just to repair the environment but also to show us how economies, and corporations, are better managed.
# 4,562:
9:54 am PDT, May 8,
Ashleigh Mott, Maryland
I want to see coverage on the effects of global warming that are all around us every day. The debate on whether or not it's happening is over.
I want to see coverage on the effects of global warming that are all around us every day. The debate on whether or not it's happening is over.
# 4,560:
6:49 am PDT, May 8,
James Herron, California
I'd like to see responsible reporting on actuall facts based upon the results of studies which have not been altered to fit the desires of corporate america. The media has become a propaganda machine which is dangerously altering peoples views on important matters that need factual information delivered to their "customers". FOX "News" in particular is the least "balanced" by far.
I'd like to see responsible reporting on actuall facts based upon the results of studies which have not been altered to fit the desires of corporate america. The media has become a propaganda machine which is dangerously altering peoples views on important matters that need factual information delivered to their "customers". FOX "News" in particular is the least "balanced" by far.
# 4,559:
6:49 am PDT, May 8,
Amy Girard, Michigan
# 4,558:
6:06 am PDT, May 8,
Nick Hardy, Florida
# 4,557:
5:21 am PDT, May 8,
Barbara Knitel, New Jersey
# 4,556:
4:08 am PDT, May 8,
Paul Poisson, Vermont
We should be seeing stories that spotlight the efforts to reduce green house gas emissions.
We should be seeing stories that spotlight the efforts to reduce green house gas emissions.
# 4,555:
9:48 pm PDT, May 7,
Terry Maroney, Texas
# 4,554:
7:25 pm PDT, May 7,
Robert Jordan, Texas
# 4,553:
7:00 pm PDT, May 7,
Carole Tallerino, California
# 4,552:
6:50 pm PDT, May 7,
Joyce Wilson, Ohio
# 4,551:
6:43 pm PDT, May 7,
Holly Romanowski, New York