This course introduces the fundamentals of climate and environmental journalism and public understanding of climate change. Students explore how science, media and politics interact in shaping climate narratives and public debate.

Topics
● Climate science basics for journalists
● Media coverage of climate change
● Climate narratives and framing / The semiotics of climate imagery
● Disinformation and climate denial
● Ethics of climate and environmental reporting
 

Teacher bio
Vera Moutinho is a multimedia journalist and lecturer at School of Communication and Media Studies (ESCS-IPL). Her work focuses on environmental journalism, climate storytelling and multimedia reporting projects.