"In 2025, corporate broadcast networks aired just eight hours of climate coverage across an entire year—a 35 percent drop from the year before—according to a new analysis by Media Matters for America."
"Climate coverage remains overwhelmingly event-driven, with extreme weather accounting for a significant share of segments, while the systems driving those events are rarely examined."
"When that platform shrinks its climate coverage, the implications extend far beyond journalism. They shape how the public understands risk, policy, and responsibility."
"The contraction in coverage is not occurring in a vacuum. It is unfolding alongside structural changes inside major newsrooms that are reshaping editorial priorities."
In 2025, corporate broadcast networks aired only eight hours of climate coverage, a 35 percent decrease from the previous year. This decline occurred despite escalating climate disasters and aggressive rollbacks in federal climate policy. Coverage focused primarily on extreme weather events, neglecting the systemic issues driving climate change. The representation of climate justice and fossil fuels was minimal, and the majority of guests featured were White men. This reduction in coverage limits public understanding of climate as a critical political and economic issue.
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