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RETHINKING WILDLIFE CRIME COVERAGE
Amid shrinking newsroom resources in South Africa, effective and responsible environmental reporting is taking a backseat to sensationalist media trends. Poor quality coverage of wildlife crime is one of the results.
This is among opening remarks in a thought-provoking discussion taking place between seasoned journalists, wildlife crime researcher and law professor Dr Annette Hübschle, and emerging environmental writers registered on Roving Reporters New Narratives ’24 training programme.
Join the discussion below.
RETHINKING WILDLIFE CRIME COVERAGE
What do you think about the media’s frequent use of sensationalist, militaristic terms such as “the raging war on poaching”?
Yes, the realities on the ground are stark, brutal, and violent, but does such terminology help?
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