Her får du muligheten til å delta på KLIMAPRESS 2026 – en årlig konferanse om klimajournalistikk med utgangspunkt i de nordiske landene
Læs på dansk: KLIMAPRESS 2026: Klimajournalistik i Norden
Les på svensk: KLIMAPRESS 2026: Klimatjournalistik i Norden
Les på engelsk: KLIMAPRESS 2026: Climate Journalism in the Nordics
Klima er og fortsetter å være viktig dekningsområde for journalistikk. Likevel er medienes klimadekning skjøvet i bakgrunnen til fordel for krig, opprustning og andre globale konflikter.
Hvordan kan klima komme tilbake på dagsordenen? Hvordan dekker vi krisen sterkere, mer inspirerende og engasjerende i konkurranse med andre tema?
Hva fungerer ifølge medieforskningen? Hvilken rolle spiller aktører som selskaper og aktivister i klimaspørsmål, og hvordan dekker mediene disse aspektene?
Dette er de sentrale spørsmålene på KLIMAPRESS 2026 – en ny nordisk konferanse om klimajournalistikk.
Blant foredragsholderne er tidligere EU-klimakommissær Connie Hedegaard samt grunnleggeren av den britiske NGO-en Climate Outreach, George Marshall.
Konferansen ble arrangert for første gang i Oslo i fjor. Nå er turen kommet til København. Den finner sted 22. og 23. oktober på DMJX’ campus og byr på fellessesjoner med foredrag, paneldebatter og workshops.
Aarhus Universitet, Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøgskole (DMJX) og Nordisk Journalistcenter (NJC) er arrangører og medfinansiører av konferansen og oppfordrer journalister, redaktører og medieforskere til å møtes for å utvikle klimajournalistikken i Norden.
På konferansen vil journalister og medieforskere i og utenfor Norden dele erfaringer og diskutere hvordan klimastoffet kan behandles i en tid der det internasjonale samarbeidet er under press – samtidig som klimaet fortsetter å sette rekorder.
Som i fjor vil en fagjury deler ut priser for den beste klimajournalistikken i Norden – nominér senest 1. september.
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Les mer: Nominasjon KLIMAPRESS 2026 – nordisk klimajournalistikk
Arrangører: Avdelingen for medievitenskap og journalistikk ved Aarhus Universitet, Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøgskole og Nordisk Journalistcenter
Program (in English)
Please note: Unless otherwise stated, all presentations in the programme are in English
Thursday, October 22:
9:00 Arrival, coffee and small-talk
9:30 Welcome
9:40 Plenary talk 1: What are major companies actually doing about climate change – and how do the media cover it? By Connie Hedegaard (board member of Danfoss, BBVA, the Villum Foundation, and several other organizations)
As the former European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard has insight into the climate initiatives and strategies of major international companies. She will discuss how companies approach climate action and the considerations behind their efforts, as well as offer her perspective on how the media cover climate issues.
10:30-11.30 Parallel Sessions:
Session 1: Covering Energy Transitions in a European Context — by Boris Schneider (Clean Energy Wire, Berlin)
Session 2: Hidden success stories? Why some companies choose not to talk to the media about their climate efforts – by Line Schmeltz (DMJX)
Line Schmeltz is an Senior Associate Professor at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX). Drawing on her research, she will explore “greenhushing” – when companies deliberately avoid communicating their climate efforts in the media for fear of public backlash and accusations of greenwashing.
Anette Maria Christensen is an Executive ESG Advisor at Give Steel A/S, a Danish manufacturer of structural steel, operating on the European. The company considers itself a first mover on several ESG initiatives within their industry in Europe, and is continuously working on ESG initiatives across several areas. However, the company is cautious about communicating its efforts within sustainability in the media, as the complexity of the field can lead to errors and misunderstandings when the issues are reported and communicated in the medias. With new EU requirements on sustainability communication, this issue is more relevant than ever.
Session 3: Short inspirational local stories from the 3-5 climate journalist (former NJC participants) — led by Professor Andreas Ytterstad (Oslo Met University)
12:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Plenary Panel: Meet New Researchers — led by Associate Professor Henrik Bødker (Aarhus University)
Sophie Ysholt Hansen (University of Southern, Denmark)
Ingerid Salvesen (Oslo Met University, Norway)
Nelli Jäntti-Tuominen (Tampere University, Finland)
14:15-15:00 Parallel Sessions:
Session 1: Challenges and potentials of long-form journalism — by journalist Sofie Mohanthy Hviid (Klimajournalisterne)
Session 2: Working with constructive journalism — by Gerd Maria May, head and founder of Room of Solutions
Session 3: How to cover COP31 in Turkey in November – by journalist Otto Lerche (Dagbladet Information)
15:00 Coffee
15:30 Plenary talk 2: Climate change journalism as and beyond science communication – by Sabrina Vitting-Seerup (Assistant Professor Copenhagen University):
16:30 Reception and price ceremony
18:30 See you tomorrow
Friday, October 23:
9:00 Coffee and small-talk
9:30 Plenary talk 3: Activists and NGOs: The battle for a place in the media and political decision-making – by George Marshall (strategic communications consultant, founder of Climate Outreach)
For decades, British climate campaigner George Marshall has been an active participant and prominent voice in the climate debate, with a background in grassroots movements and NGO networks. He will analyse how the role of activists and NGOs in climate action has evolved, and how media coverage of these actors has developed over time.
10:30-11:30 Parallel Sessions:
Session 1: Covering Green Conflicts — by Associate Professor Mikkel Fugl Eskjær (Aalborg University)
Session 2: Climate activists – voices of citizens and political actors? — by Associate Professor Julie Uldam (Copenhagen Business School)
Julie Uldam is an Associate Professor and researcher at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). She will present findings from her research into the relationship – or lack of it – between companies and climate activists, and discuss what this means for media coverage.
Amanda Büchert has been involved in activist and NGO networks in Denmark for many years. She has also founded a grassroots media outlet focusing on stories about climate action. She will share her experiences of how the media cover climate activism and discuss how activists position themselves in the wider climate debate.
Session 3: Journalism education & and the environment — by Associate Professor Mette Stentoft (DMJX)
12:00 Closing Event: Summary and presentation of next year’s event.
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Farewell
Støtte og samarbejde
NJC har modtaget støtte til denne konference fra Demos-programmet, der administreres af Nordisk kulturkontakt i Helsinki på vegne af Nordisk Ministerråd.
