| Poor countries' media must tackle climate change |
 |
 |
 |
|
Climate-change reporting is woefully inadequate because too often editors lack interest and assign writers without expertise, says James Fahn. When Zhang Ke, a Beijing-based reporter for China Business News, traveled to Liupanshui in 2006, he was surprised to hear the deputy mayor tell visiting inspectors that the city had no coal or chemical plant, and the best air quality in all of Guizhou Province. |