The Earth Journalism Network in partnership with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Media Council recently hosted a one day workshop in Port Moresby to help train and upskill young and upcoming journalists in specialized field of environmental reporting.
The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) was initially developed by Internews in 2004 to enable journalists from low and middle-income countries to cover the environment more effectively.
It is now a truly global network working with reporters and media outlets in virtually every region of the world.
Their mission, which is to improve the quality of environmental reporting, sees the EJN train journalists to cover a wide variety of issues, develops innovative online environmental news sites and produces content for local media.
PNG Media Council Secretary, Ms. Belinda Kora, a veteran journalist with over 20 years of experience in the field, who was also present as one of the speakers and facilitators of the Workshop, stated that reporting on Climate Change is different from any other topic covered in media, with certain nuances and skills associated in this field.
“It doesn’t matter how long I’ve been in the industry in Papua New Guinea, the reporting for climate change I believe changes every year.”