The Media's Fear of Good News
Gregg discusses how the media has a difficult time accepting positive social progress, particularly when it comes to environmental trends. Despite evidence of improvements in areas such as smog, acid rain, and water pollution, the media often prefers to focus on scandal and doomsday scenarios. Russ adds that attributing all improvements to specific interventions can be misleading.In this clip
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