Standoff in Patagonia. Photo by Denali DeGraf.
Dear Friend of the Journal,
Did you know that between 2009 and 2023, about 70 percent of environmental journalists were “attacked, threatened, or pressured” on issues ranging from mining and deforestation, to climate protests and land grabs?
As our Earth systems head toward breakdown, the need for accurate, independent journalism that fosters public understanding of the diverse environmental challenges we face grows more critical by the day. Yet, the persecution of journalists who do this important work is on the rise worldwide.
Which is why I’m reaching out now: Can I count on you to help the Journal support its network of environmental journalists who bring you news about environmental issues, struggles, and movements, often at great personal risk?
I support environmental journalists
A new United Nations report, Press and Planet in Danger, highlights what a “perilous field” environmental journalism has become. Around the world, environmental journalists are maligned, threatened, or worse, at a time when our work is essential. In the face of such threats, we need your support.
As the report notes, over 300 attacks occurred in just the past five years — a huge, 42 percent increase from the preceding five-year period. Another 44 journalists have been killed in 15 countries, and at least 24 survived murder attempts.
Our small, but scrappy, publication has never shied away from exposing the abuses of the powerful and celebrating the power of individuals to make a difference in a world increasingly controlled by multinational corporations and undemocratic institutions.
At a time when newsrooms across the country are shutting down, when big media corporations continue to put profit ahead of people, and Big Tech algorithms and artificial intelligence distort the incentives for producing quality journalism, the Journal is able to continue with its dogged investigations into corporations, government agencies, and other actors who pose a threat to our living planet, thanks to its strong community of readers and supporters like you.
The Journal is driven by mission, not money, but producing stories that center voices that might otherwise go unheard and speak truth to power does require financial backing. We get that backing from you, not corporations. You help us retain our independence and moral clarity.
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I hope you will continue to have our back this year and make a tax-deductible gift to our Green Journalism Fund today.
Be sure to catch our Friday newsletter tomorrow!
Maureen Nandini Mitra
Editor-in-Chief, Earth Island Journal
PS: Did you see sad news that Hakai Magazine is shutting down at the end of 2024? We truly can't afford to lose more environmental publications as the dangers of climate change accelerate.
DONATE today and help us keep essential journalism alive!
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