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Workshop

Finding Our Ground: A Climate Café for Journalists Covering the Crisis

Friday, September 12, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Area of Focus: Climate
This participatory, discussion-based convening from the Society for Environmental Journalists is designed for journalists to reflect on how to show up for the human side of climate crisis reporting, with a focus on the toll of longer-term coverage shaped by Katrina and the disasters since. Inspired by the Climate Café model, this interactive session will explore applying “journalism as care,” what it means to be the responders after the first responders, and how to acknowledge the vulnerability of climate grief alongside resilience.

Grounded in applied, community-responsive and solutions journalism practices, we’ll focus on peer learning, psychological preparedness, and mutual aid. Participants will leave with new connections and practices to sustain themselves and build stronger trust in community-centered natural disaster and climate coverage.