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From: Logan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Climate alarmists drop the polar bear as their mascot since polar bear
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Climate alarmists drop the polar bear as their mascot since polar bears are thriving, with record population numbers You probably won’t be seeing too many polar bears in the mainstream media anymore now that the climate brigade has decided to drop the furry arctic animal from its propaganda lineup. The reason, as we recently reported, has to do with the fact that, contrary to the prevailing climate narrative, polar bear numbers are increasing, not decreasing. In other words, despite the alleged pandemic of “global warming” and melting polar ice caps, polar bears are doing just fine – so well, in fact, that in some areas hunters are being encouraged to kill more of them in order to thin out their population numbers. Hilariously, The Guardian (U.K.) actually made a formal announcement about the removal of polar bears from its climate change propaganda, insisting that it’s more effective to use people rather than animals in conveying the “climate emergency.” After seeking advice from an organization called “Climate Visuals,” The Guardian‘s editors decided that continuing to feature polar bears, and apparently pandas, as “emblems” of climate change is imprudent, if not entirely inaccurate. “Often, when signalling environmental stories to our readers, selecting an image of a polar bear on melting ice has been the obvious – though not necessarily appropriate choice,” The Guardian reporter Fiona Shields writes. “These images tell a certain story about the climate crisis but can seem remote and abstract – a problem that is not a human one, nor one that is particularly urgent,” she goes on to explain. (For more related news about the mainstream media’s obsession with spreading junk climate science, be sure to check out Climate.news.) Now we’re supposed to believe that staged photos of distressed people serve as “proof” of climate change Not only is The Guardian refusing to admit that its past depictions of polar bears dying off due to climate change were certifiably false, but the news outlet is now doubling down on the climate narrative, and insisting that it’s more “accurate” to depict human beings suffering from climate change. The cover photo in Shields’ article – a photo that The Guardian admittedly believes is a more accurate representation of the pain and suffering supposedly caused by climate change – depicts a distressed older woman running away from a smoky inferno. She appears to have some kind of lighting pointed at her to emphasize her presence in the photo, the rest of which is darker. In other words, the shot appears to have been staged, and The Guardian wants us all to believe that it’s not only real, but also that it was caused by cow farts and people driving gasoline-powered vehicles. Further down in the article we see a Chinese father and his daughter wearing face masks to protect themselves against “heavy smog” in Shanghai, which The Guardian infers is a result of climate change. There’s also the quintessential oil field photo with smoke rising, another apparent indicator of global warming. Shields fully admits that these photos are meant to not necessarily depict truth, but rather to show The Guardian readers imagery that they will “respond” to in the way that the climate lobby wants them to respond. “Images that show emotion and pictures of real situations make the story relevant to the individual,” Shields explains. “The environmental scenes of the scorched landscape [a]re striking, as [a]re the suffering animals, but the portraits and stories of the people battling the catastrophe really anchored the piece and drove the level of engagement,” she adds, referring to photos that The Guardian published during Australia’s last major drought in order to persuade readers that climate change really is real after all. “We need new imagery for new narratives,” she concludes. |
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From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Climate alarmists drop the polar bear as their mascot since polar...
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The article uses the Gaurdian as it's source and sites it here at link above. Why we're rethinking the images we use for our climate journalism Guardian picture editor Fiona Shields explains why we are going to be using fewer polar bears and more people to illustrate our coverage of the climate emergency At the Guardian we want to ensure that the images we publish accurately and appropriately convey the climate crisis that we face. Following discussions among editors about how we could change the language we use in our coverage of environmental issues, our attention then turned to images. We have been working across the organisation to better understand how we aim to visually communicate the impact the climate emergency is having across the world. The Guardian's climate pledge 2019 Read more Our goal is to provide guidelines for anyone working with images at the Guardian. We are also asking the agencies and photographers we work with to provide images that are appropriate to the changing narrative. The concern over how best to depict the climate emergency led us to seek advice from the research organisation Climate Visuals, who have found that “images that define climate change shape the way it is understood and acted upon”. It was important to address our own use of images and understand the processes that lead to image selection for our environmental and weather stories. When given a story, a picture editor or subeditor may have a short time to choose an image from our database, which is why the availability and prominence of climate crisis photography is a key element in the process. It can also be difficult for photographers to capture images that reflect global heating, weather patterns and wildlife extinction, especially when trying to depict what cannot always be seen. Sign up to the Green Light email to get the planet's most important stories Read more We know, from years of experience, that people love polar bears and pandas, so it is easy to see how these appealing creatures have become the emblems for the topics of endangered species and what we previously termed as global warming. Often, when signalling environmental stories to our readers, selecting an image of a polar bear on melting ice has been the obvious – though not necessarily appropriate – choice. These images tell a certain story about the climate crisis but can seem remote and abstract – a problem that is not a human one, nor one that is particularly urgent. So it made sense when we heard that research conducted by the team at Climate Visuals has shown that people respond to human pictures and stories. Images that show emotion and pictures of real situations make the story relevant to the individual. Rather than choosing, say, an image of a smoke stack pumping out pollution or a forest on fire, such as this: photo at link more at link |
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From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Natural News: most discredited source on internet
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🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE Sources in the Conspiracy-Pseudoscience category may publish unverifiable information that is not always supported by evidence. These sources may be untrustworthy for credible/verifiable information, therefore fact checking and further investigation is recommended on a per article basis when obtaining information from these sources. See all Conspiracy- Pseudoscience sources. Overall, we rate Natural News a Questionable source based on promotion of quackery level pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, as well as extreme right wing bias. This is one of the most discredited sources on the internet. Detailed Report Factual Reporting: LOW |
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From: sequoia, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Redhart continuing to spread false and derogatory text
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Hi Redhart, you are climbing lower day after day. Instead of discussing in an open manner with an open mind the highly relevant info that other posters offer all you do is denounce others by spread false and derogatory text. You provide not one iota of valuable content here sequoia |
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