Friedman: Axios directed its newsroom to avoid joyful heatwave imagery
Andrew Friedman · A heat limit ‘no meteorologist thought we would cross’ · Jul 27, 2022 · at 22:48
Andrew Friedman, climate reporter at Axios, discusses reforming media framing and visuals used during extreme heatwaves.
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“I shouted out newsroom wide and said, hey, we need to avoid any imagery that says, or conveys that this heat event, ah, is joyful.”
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