On this edition of Your Call's media roundtable, we'll discuss coverage of today's global climate strikes. The turnout so far, from the Pacific Islands to Europe, has been massive. We'll also discuss the Covering Climate Now Project. More than 300 media outlets, including KALW, have been covering the climate crisis all week.
Later in the show, we'll get an update on the General Motors strike. On Monday, up to 50,000 hourly employees walked off the job after contract negotiations broke down. GM's CEO Mary Barra's $22 million compensation was 281 times that of the median GM worker, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Guests:
Kyle Pope, Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review
Allegra Kirkland, senior politics editor for Teen Vogue magazine
Taylor Kate Brown, San Francisco Chronicle newsletter editor
Mike Elk, labor reporter for the Guardian and Payday Reportd
Web Resources:
What Climate Change Will Do to Three Major American Cities by 2100-Teen Vogue
Behind the Scenes with the Climate Strike's Teen Organizers
Climate Change and the Bay Area--Answers to Your Questions--SF Chronicle
