CBS News Is Reportedly Weighing an Editorial Review of Its Reporting
CBS News Is Reportedly Weighing an Editorial Review of Its Reporting - NewsLab
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It’s been over two weeks since Tony Dokoupil’s CBS Mornings interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates set off an internal firestorm at CBS News. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that CBS News president Wendy McMahon is requesting an editorial review of the newsroom’s reporting process, asking journalists to address concerns about fairness and objectivity. McMahon’s…
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Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”