Using metrics to write compelling climate change narratives: a workshop for journalists
05 July 2023, 2:00 pm–5:00 pm
This is an in-person event
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø CAU
Location
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Ground floor entrance056: Bentham House4-8 Endsleigh GardensLondonWC1H 0EGUnited Kingdom
Details: 5th July 2023, 14:00-17:00 (GMT+1) - In-person event
Is this event for me?
This workshop is for journalists who are communicating about climate change as part of their day-to-day work – you do not need to specifically be a ‘climate correspondent’. ÌýWe are especially keen to work with individuals interested in the different narratives used in the coverage of climate change.Ìý
This event will be of most benefit for journalists early in their career, though more experienced journalists are also welcome to join.
Event summary
Journalists are invited to join a one-off workshop exploring the role climate metrics could play in the narratives the public encounter every day. Ìý
This workshop will be delivered by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Climate Action Unit. We’ll provide a behind-the-scenes look at how metrics are created: from the data that lies behind them, to the designers who make them visual, to the comms experts who shape their descriptions.Ìý
We’ll share what we’ve learned works (and what doesn’t) about existing climate change metrics, and share our results from two years of trying to build better climate metrics – metrics that speak to people’s everyday experience of climate change in the here and now.Ìý
Please note: this workshop will be followed by a drinks reception for a range of people who’ve been involved with the development of these metrics. We’d very much like you to stay for this after the workshop endsÌý(17:00 onwards).
Attendee limits
Due to the capacity of the room and the type of interactive workshop we like to run, there are a limited number of spaces for this workshop.
If you would like to participate, please follow the linkÌýto register your interest. ÌýWe will send an emailÌýto confirm your place in this workshop as soon as we are able to do so.
Accessibility
This event will be held in Bentham House:Ìýa building on the Bloomsbury Campus of University College London. If you have any accessibility requirements or concerns about your ability to participate in this event please tell us and we will endeavour to help.
To contact the event Project Manager (Freya Roberts) send an email to climateactionunit@ucl.ac.ukÌý
Further information
Find out more about the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Climate Action Unit and our work creating new climate metrics by visiting our website.