Why Don’t Journalists Talk About Human Population?

Speakers

• Gloria Dickie (Moderator) Freelance Journalist
• Roger-Mark DeSouza (Speaker) President and Chief Executive Officer, Sister Cities International
• Richard Grossman (Speaker ) Population Matters!
• Wudan Yan (Speaker) Independent Journalist

Description

Why do so many journalists struggle to write about the "population problem"? The data shows that having one fewer children in developed countries is the best way to reduce carbon emissions via personal choice, and yet many stories fail to mention reproduction as an issue to be tackled at all, choosing instead to focus on vegan diets and flying less. In this panel, we'll discuss the challenges facing reporters in writing about this controversial issue, digging into the origins of Malthusian theory, the childfree movement, and reproductive rights and family planning.