Nu kan du deltage i KLIMAPRESS 2026 – en årlig konference om klimajournalistik med særligt afsæt i de nordiske lande
Læs på svensk: KLIMAPRESS 2026: Klimatjournalistik i Norden
Læs på norsk: KLIMAPRESS 2026: Klimajournalistikk i Norden
Læs på engelsk: KLIMAPRESS 2026: Climate Journalism in the Nordics
Klimaet er og bliver vigtigt for journalister at dække. Alligevel er mediernes klimadækning trængt i baggrunden til fordel for krig, oprustning og andre globale konflikter. Hvordan kommer klimaet tilbage på dagsordenen? Hvordan dækker vi krisen stærkere, mere inspirerende og engagerende? Hvad virker ifølge medieforskningen? Hvilken rolle spiller aktører som virksomheder og aktivister i klimaspørgsmål, og hvordan dækker medierne disse aspekter?
Det er de centrale spørgsmål på KLIMAPRESS 2026 – en ny nordisk konference om klimajournalistik.
Blandt oplægsholderne er tidligere EU-klimakommissær Connie Hedegaard samt stifter af den britiske NGO Climate Outreach George Marshall.
Konferencen fandt sted for første gang i Oslo sidste år. Nu er turen kommet til København, hvor den vil foregå den 22. og 23. oktober på DMJX’s campus og byde på fællessessioner med keynote-oplæg, paneldebatter og workshops.
Aarhus Universitet, Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole (DMJX) og Nordisk Journalistcenter (NJC) er arrangører og medfinansierer konferencen og opfordrer journalister, redaktører og medieforskere til at mødes for at udvikle klimajournalistikken i Norden.
På konferencen vil journalister og medieforskere i og uden for Norden dele erfaringer og diskutere, hvordan klimastoffet kan behandles på et tidspunkt, hvor det internationale samarbejde er under pres – samtidig med at klimaet bliver ved med at sætte rekorder.
Ligesom sidste år vil en fagjury på konferencen også uddele priser for den bedste klimajournalistik i Norden – nominér senest den 1. september.
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Læs mere: Nominering KLIMAPRESS 2026 – nordisk klimajournalistik
Arrangører: Afdelingen for Medievidenskab og Journalistik ved Aarhus Universitet, Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole og Nordisk Journalistcenter
Program (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 (OECD, EU and more)
As the Chair of the high-level OECD forum Round Table on Sustainable Development (RTSD) 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)
Mikaela Wikström Ruona (Umeå University, Sweden)
Nelli Jäntti-Tuominen (Tampere University, Finland)
14:15-15:00 Parallel Sessions:
Session 1: Challenges and potentials of long-form journalism — by journalist Michaela Cavanagh
Session 2: Working with constructive journalism — by Gerd Maria May, head and founder of Room of Solutions
Session 3: Journalism education & and the environment — by Associate Professor Mette Stentoft (DMJX)
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: How to cover COP31 in Turkey in November – by journalist Otto Lerche (Dagbladet Information)
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.
