“Climate Silence”: Corporate Media Failing to Link Wildfires, Extreme Weather to Climate Crisis

We speak with author Genevieve Guenther about “climate silence” and how the corporate media routinely fails in reporting on worsening extreme weather events. “You need to connect the dots from what you’re reporting to the climate crisis, and from the climate crisis to fossil fuels,” says Guenther, whose forthcoming book is titled The Language of Climate Politics. Transcript: Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Support independent media: Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: