Journalists get climate change training

Focus of UNDP-sponsored event was on ethical reporting on climate-induced disasters

SWAT:

UNDP held a three-day training for journalists on responsible reporting on Climate Change and GLOFs in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

The training was organized by UNDP’s GLOF-II Project which is a joint initiative with the Ministry of Climate Change and supported by Green Climate Fund.

The training briefed 27 journalists from Chitral, Swat, Upper Dir, Peshawar and Kohistan on catastrophic impacts of climate-induced disasters such as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), torrential rains, and floods.

They were also briefed on how to ethically and responsibly report these disasters through various news mediums, given their implications on human lives and habitations.

The training sessions also included in-depth discussions on ethics of digital journalism, story-telling, multimedia reporting, narrative journalism, creative formats, hand-held shooting techniques and journalists’ safety and security.

The participating journalists shared their own experiences of reporting as well, especially during the floods of 2022.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, March 2^nd, 2023.