Denial has many layers and is something that can rarely ever be transformed with shock-and-awe journalism. It is an integral part of our psyche, in fact, it helps us survive. Today, I think it would be better to look at denial with more compassion. Then I started reading up on the psychology of denial. I suspect this is the reason why so much journalism is so alarming, confrontational, and full of doom: Journalists often feel they have to hammer it home. I saw it as a weakness or something that needed to be attacked. I had a somewhat judgemental view of denial, including my own. In the past, I thought overcoming denial culminates in one breakthrough moment. What I found most striking was the extent of denial when you confront yourself or others with the severity of the climate crisis. Wolfgang, you researched for two years how news organizations cover climate change. In October 2022 the advisory firm Brunswick appointed him as Managing Partner with responsibility for the Climate Hub. During his time as a visiting fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in Oxford, he not only studied climate journalism, he also co-founded the Oxford Climate Journalism Network that brings together journalists from all over the world to learn about climate coverage. Wolfgang Blau is an experienced international media manager. Interview with Wolfgang Blau by Dr Alexandra Borchardt, Lead Author, EBU News Report 2023: Climate Journalism That Works - Between Knowledge and Impact
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