{"id":2144617,"date":"2024-01-09T16:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T21:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-aps-climate-coverage-is-funded-by-left-wing-groups-and-it-shows\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T21:44:43","slug":"the-aps-climate-coverage-is-funded-by-left-wing-groups-and-it-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-aps-climate-coverage-is-funded-by-left-wing-groups-and-it-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"AP&#8217;s climate coverage is influenced by left-wing funding, evident in their reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-aps-climate-coverage-is-funded-by-left-wing-groups-and-it-shows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2144617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u200cAP&#8217;s Climate Coverage: More Than Just Reporting?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Associated Press claims that its reporting\u2062 on climate change \u2064is \u2063not \u2064influenced by \u200bthe money it receives from \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">left-wing groups<\/a>. However, upon closer examination,\u200c it becomes clear that \u200cthe AP&#8217;s \u2063climate coverage bears a striking resemblance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulane-university-to-host-event-on-decolonizing-study-abroad\/\" title=\"Tulane University To Host Event On \u2018Decolonizing Study Abroad\u2019\">left-wing activism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the\u2063 <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> \u200b revealed that in 2022, the AP \u200caccepted \u200ba $300,000 donation\u200b from the \u2063KR Foundation, a Danish nonprofit \u200bdedicated to phasing out fossil fuels and transforming journalists\u2064 into climate change activists.\u200d The foundation also seeks to pressure U.S. banks to divest from fossil fuels and halt new oil and gas projects.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2063 major charities like the Hewlett\u2064 Foundation and\u2062 the Rockefeller Foundation have been\u2062 funding the \u2064AP&#8217;s &#8220;sweeping climate journalism initiative,&#8221; which \u2064aims to incorporate \u2063climate coverage into all \u2063aspects \u200cof the\u2064 news \u2064report.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a\u200b closer look at some\u200b of \u2063the AP&#8217;s reporting.<\/p>\n<p>In \u20632023, the AP showcased photos that it claimed captured the &#8220;intensity, insecurity, and \u2064inequality&#8221; of \u2063climate change, emphasizing that numbers alone \u2063cannot convey the true experience of\u200b climate change.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The\u2064 impact \u200bof <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateChange?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateChange<\/a>-induced disasters in 2023 can \u200cbe tallied with numbers, but numbers fail to encapsulate the lived experience of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AP<\/a> \u200c photos from 2023 that\u2062 tell the\u200d story of a changing \u2063world. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9iBJiNwBLK\">https:\/\/t.co\/9iBJiNwBLK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SEI Climate (@SEIclimate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEIclimate\/status\/1743965206697447594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(According \u200cto climate scientist \u2063Bjorn Lomborg, data shows that annual deaths related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doubling-spending-to-prepare-for-hurricanes-storms\/\" title=\"Biden Doubling Spending to Prepare for Hurricanes, Storms\">climate-related disasters<\/a> \u2064have actually decreased \u200dby 98 percent over the past century.)<\/p>\n<p>In November, the AP published an article titled &#8220;How Did Humans Get to the Brink\u2062 of Crashing Climate?&#8221; which quoted experts \u2062suggesting that \u200dconcepts like civilizational growth and productivity stem\u200b from white people&#8217;s historic\u2063 feelings \u2064of racial and cultural superiority.\u200c The report proposed eliminating fossil fuels as part of radical \u2063shifts away from traditional ideas of \u200bprogress, claiming that historians agree this\u200b can \u2064lead to a better \u2062future.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From Mexico City&#8217;s \u200bdrained lake\u2063 to Britain&#8217;s coal-powered industrial rise, our\u200b history of altering the environment for &#8216;progress&#8217; has led us to\u200d the brink of\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climatecrisis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climatecrisis<\/a>. It&#8217;s time to rethink our approach to nature and energy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more\u2935\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/buH7l8EPEH\">https:\/\/t.co\/buH7l8EPEH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The New York Climate Exchange (@NYClimEx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYClimEx\/status\/1729590993530331613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(Experts also acknowledge \u2063that\u200d energy \u200cfrom oil and gas has enabled modern luxuries, including liberal \u200cdemocracy.)<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b AP consistently provides sympathetic coverage \u200dof disruptive climate protests worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>For example, \u2062the\u200d AP recently highlighted \u200ba climate rally in Brussels, cautioning readers not to \u2062dismiss it as merely &#8220;boisterous,&#8221; as the protesters had a &#8220;serious&#8221; message: &#8220;Act now to stop\u200c the\u2064 world from destroying itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In September, when 20 climate protesters were arrested for blocking \u200ctraffic in\u200b Boston, the AP emphasized that \u200dcommuters were only briefly inconvenienced. The report extensively quoted the activists&#8217; demands, explaining the link between\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-isnt-meeting-its-own-paris-climate-accord-commitments\/\" title=\"France Isn\u2019t Meeting Its Own Paris Climate Accord Commitments\">carbon dioxide emissions<\/a> and \u2064climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, the AP glorified climate \u200dprotesters in the Netherlands who illegally blocked a highway and had to be dispersed by police\u2064 with water\u200c cannons. The article described the \u200cprotesters&#8217; reactions, suggesting they were enjoying the water\u2063 spray on an\u2064 unusually hot September day.<\/p>\n<p>In its\u200b critical reporting on the energy \u2062industry, the AP often excludes\u2063 the perspectives of companies themselves, instead favoring quotes from\u200d Democratic\u2063 government officials and climate activists. Even in articles\u200b about increasing methane emissions, the AP primarily relies on a professor who advocates for naming climate-related \u2063disasters after polluters and their enablers.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, \u2062the\u2063 AP is keenly \u2062aware of how oil and gas companies influence the conversation\u2064 surrounding climate \u200bpolicy. \u2064In a November analysis, the news agency\u200c warned of \u2062the significant presence of &#8220;fossil fuel interests&#8221; at climate\u200b talks.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about the influence of monetary interests on its climate coverage, the AP assured the <em>Free Beacon<\/em> that no \u200boutside group has any \u200csway over its journalism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has\u2062 financial support from left-wing groups impacted the Associated Press (AP)&#8217;s coverage of climate change?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Associated Press (AP), one of the world&#8217;s leading news organizations, \u2062has long prided itself on its objective and unbiased reporting. However, recent revelations have raised questions \u200dabout the extent to which the AP&#8217;s coverage of \u200bclimate\u200d change is \u2063influenced by\u2064 financial support from left-wing groups.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the AP accepted a $300,000 donation from\u2062 the KR Foundation, a\u2064 Danish nonprofit dedicated\u2063 to phasing out\u2063 fossil fuels and transforming journalists into climate change activists. The foundation&#8217;s mission includes pressuring U.S. banks to divest from fossil \u2062fuels and halt new oil and gas projects. This significant financial \u200dcontribution suggests that the AP&#8217;s climate coverage may not \u200bbe as impartial as it \u2062claims to be.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, major charities such \u2063as the Hewlett Foundation and the Rockefeller \u200bFoundation have \u2063been funding the AP&#8217;s &#8220;sweeping climate \u200cjournalism initiative.&#8221; \u2063This\u2063 initiative aims to\u2064 incorporate\u200c climate coverage into all\u2064 aspects of the news report. While it is\u2064 essential\u200b to ensure \u2063comprehensive reporting on important\u2063 issues like climate change, the significant funding \u200bfrom these foundations \u2064raises concerns about potential bias in the AP&#8217;s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Let us examine some\u2063 of \u200bthe AP&#8217;s reporting on climate change. In 2023, the AP showcased photos that aimed to capture the \u200d&#8221;intensity, insecurity, and inequality&#8221; of climate change. The AP emphasized that numbers alone cannot convey the true experience of \u2063climate change. While this approach may be valid in highlighting the\u200c human aspects of climate change, it also runs the risk of straying into emotional and subjective territory, potentially compromising the\u200b objective nature of news \u200dreporting.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bis\u200d crucial to note that climate scientist \u200bBjorn Lomborg\u200b has pointed out that data shows annual deaths\u200d related to climate-related disasters have actually \u200bdecreased by 98 percent over the past century.\u200b This\u2064 counterpoint illustrates the importance of presenting\u200d a balanced \u2062perspective in climate reporting, \u2063accounting for both \u200cthe challenges and\u200b progress made \u2063in addressing climate \u2063change.<\/p>\n<p>In November,\u2063 the AP published an article titled &#8220;How Did\u200c Humans Get to\u200c the Brink of Crashing\u2062 Climate?&#8221; This article quoted experts suggesting \u200bthat concepts \u2064like civilizational growth and\u200d productivity \u200dstem from white people&#8217;s historic feelings \u200cof \u2062racial\u2063 and\u200d cultural superiority. The \u2063report proposed eliminating fossil fuels as \u200bpart of radical shifts away from\u2062 traditional ideas of progress, claiming\u200c that\u200d historians\u200c agree this\u200c can lead to a better \u200bfuture. While it\u2064 is essential \u200bto explore the historical and socio-cultural dimensions of \u200cclimate \u2064change, \u200bframing the issue through the \u2063lens of\u200c racial and cultural superiority may\u200b oversimplify a complex global challenge and risk alienating \u2064certain groups of readers.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2064the AP&#8217;s claims\u2064 of impartiality in its climate coverage are brought into question \u2064when examining the financial support it receives from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-library-reading-events-scheduled-in-45-states-despite-threats-of-disruption\/\" title=\"Christian library reading events to proceed in 45 states, despite disruption threats.\">left-wing \u2063groups<\/a>. While it is\u200b commendable to incorporate comprehensive reporting on climate change, it \u2063is vital for \u2062news \u2062organizations like \u200dthe AP to ensure that their \u200dcoverage remains objective, balanced, and avoids straying into activist\u2063 territory.\u200c Upholding \u2063the highest \u2064journalistic standards is crucial to maintaining public trust in news organizations and fostering \u2064informed debate on critical issues like climate change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Associated Press denies any influence from left-wing funding on its climate change reporting. However, its coverage strongly resembles left-wing activism. 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