"The Chief Environment Correspondent is a new role, with a remit to produce original, agenda-setting journalism in this important specialism for BBC News. Climate change, pollution, sustainable living and global environmental issues are key areas of interest for our audiences, especially younger audiences. This role will join the Science and Environment team in Newsgathering in order to deliver more of these stories across all platforms - but with a particular emphasis on digital impact and developing new innovative approaches to journalism aimed at engaging younger people."
In case you wondered, David Shukman, 60, (Eton and Hatfield, Durham) is billed as Science Editor; Roger Harabbin, 64 (King Henry VIII Coventry and St Catharine's, Cambridge) is Environment Analyst. Matt McGrath (University College, Cork and Bournemouth University) is Environment Correspondent. Claire Marshall, 44, (Blundells, Devon and Balliol, Oxford) is Environment and Rural Affairs Correspondent.
I suspected they've tried Greta Thunberg.
TV regions seen to have their own correspondents.
ReplyDeletePa ul Murphy of Hull blocked me on Twitter after I asked a couple of questions.