It was good to see the words "climate change" in the third paragraph of today's front page story on our emergent annual series of wildfires in South Salem since 2021.
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| Front page today |
But under multiple subheads and sections in the long piece, spread over three pages, there was never anything about reducing emissions as part of the response. The human cause of climate change was erased more than a little.
- Educating the community, creating more awareness
- Property owners should try to create defensible space
- Making South Salem Firewise?
- Suggestions for reducing fire risk to homes
You might say the supposed "objectivity" of journalism requires no advocacy or politics, but the sections in the bulleted subheadings are full of advocacy and suggestion.
In this crucial way, the story is one-sided and omits the discussion of fossil fuel use and emissions. Even the New York Times last month was clear on this.
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| NY Times last month |
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