*This event has been rescheduled, more details to come via email*

How do we cover the madness without going mad ourselves? Like doctors, journalists need to keep our heads while doing our jobs under stressful situations.  The riots at the US Capitol on January 6 were only the latest case.  The last year of Trump’s presidency has brought one emotionally fraught story after another:  the covid pandemic, the murders of African Americans and ensuing protests, the record hurricanes and wildfires of the climate crisis.  Journalists have risen to these challenges with accurate, timely reporting--but at what cost to our own psyches?

Join us for an hour of candid, collegial discussion about how journalists can cope with emotional fatigue, grief, exhaustion and, yes, anger. We’ll talk about the importance of acknowledging these difficulties, the need to share our experiences with others, when and how to seek professional help, and much more.

Covering Climate Now’s Talking Shops are organized by and for journalists only—but you or your news outlet do NOT have to be CCNow partners to participate.

RSVP below -- we hope to see you there!

PANELISTS

-- Matthew Green, Reuters Climate Correspondent
-- Renee Lertzman, Climate Psychologist
-- Additional panelists TBD

Mark Hertsgaard, CCNow’s executive director and the environment correspondent for The Nation, will moderate.

DATE/TIME, via Zoom: TBD

Feel free to share this invite with other journalists—but journalists only, please. You can submit your questions ahead of time in this form or during the Q&A portion of the webinar.

QUESTIONS: Please email symone@coveringclimatenow.org.

Covering Climate Now is a global journalism initiative committed to strengthening coverage of the defining story of our time. Our partners include over 400 news outlets with a combined audience approaching 2 billion people.