From the Colorado River Basin to Leading the AP's Climate Desk

How can and should the mainstream media cover climate change? My guest today is Peter Prengaman, global climate and environmental news director at the Associated Press. In today's fractured and fast-changing news landscape, climate is usually the top story only during times of extreme weather. But its role in our lives is so fundamental, media organizations have no choice but to make more space for it in their reporting, even if they don't necessarily call it "climate". As head of the climate desk at one of the world's top news outlets, Peter's insights into this topic—in terms of both his own swing into climate, as well as bigger questions around climate and media—are well worth a listen. Get full access to Climate Swings at climateswings.substack.com/subscribe