Media & Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO)

note @maxboykoff.bsky.social @cires.colorado.edu

This chart says it all

Just updated: My chart showing trends in climate change coverage at the big 5 U.S. newspapers, with data via
@media-climate.bsky.social. Data now run through Jan 2026, and are pretty timely with the recent Washington Post news

For more of my charts: reportearth.substack.com/p/reporteart...

A line graph of world newspaper coverage of climate change or global warming from 2004 to 2025 in continents around the world.

Newspaper coverage of climate change around the globe dropped 6% from May to June 2025 -- and by 28% compared to June 2024, despite increasing frequency and severity of climate-fueled extreme weather events.

Read more from the @media-climate.bsky.social here: mecco.colorado.edu/summaries/is...

Media tracking by @media-climate.bsky.social makes it clear that, despite steadily warming temperatures, U.S. news coverage of climate change is declining 🧪

Global warming isn't funny -- except in the hands of these comedians Comedians have long used jokes to raise awareness of serious problems, and many are now turning the gaze to climate change.

Global warming isn’t funny -- except in the hands of these comedians. Check out our instagram @everydayclimate for clips from this event and more to come!

apnews.com/article/come...

see our latest explainer about media coverage of climate change or global warming, reviewing February 2025
mecco.colorado.edu/summaries/is... led by @maxboykoff.bsky.social w/ two dozen collaborators across the world

This is issue 98, find our archives, open-source figures & datasets at our website

As important to read as ever...by @cwiedinm.bsky.social @cires.colorado.edu

how may a 2nd Trump term shape levels of media coverage of climate change/global warming? comparing coverage in 1st Trump term (2017-2020) vs. Biden term (2021-2024):
- global coverage in Biden term ⬆️43%
- US print coverage in Biden term ⬆️29%
- US TV coverage in Biden term ⬆️40%
➡️ mecco.colorado.edu

how may 2nd Trump term shape levels of media coverage of climate change/global warming? coverage in 2nd Obama term (2013-2016) vs. 1st Trump term (2017-2020):
- global coverage in 1st Trump term⬆️44%
- US print coverage in 1st Trump term⬆️88%
- US TV coverage in 1st Trump term⬆️38%
➡️ mecco.colorado.edu

Each of the past 8 yrs, our @media-climate.bsky.social team publishes a report on the previous year's media coverage of climate change

We began in 2007 & we've monitored coverage over 25 yrs in outlets worldwide

Watch for our retrospective early next week
sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/icecaps/rese...