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Matthew Nisbet In the Media

Matthew Nisbet for Northeastern

The kids are on strike: Youth lead the way on climate change

The young people leading a global strike to protest climate change are uniquely positioned to influence the decisions made by world leaders, say two Northeastern professors.
- by Laura Castañón September 20, 2019
Foundation funding helps keep journalism alive—but most money goes to a select few nonprofit media outlets

Funding for the nonprofit news sector is highly concentrated among a few dozen outlets and provided by a handful of huge grants rather than a lot of small ones. Those were among the findings of a group of researchers at Northeastern’s School of Journalism and the Shorenstein Center, who earlier this week released what they believe is the largest ever data analysis of foundation-funded journalism.
- by Molly Callahan June 19, 2018
A climate change agreement was reached. Now what?

The two-week U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change ended in Paris on Saturday with nearly 200 nations agreeing on a plan to combat climate change. Here, Northeastern professors discuss the good, the remaining challenges, and the future of this historic accord.
- by Joe O'Connell December 15, 2015
Climate change forces scientists to speak up

Blurb: When discussing one of the most contentious topics of the 21st century—climate change—finding the balance between fact and emotion is precarious, say Northeastern faculty.
- by Joe O'Connell August 13, 2015
3Qs: Pope’s encyclical ‘shifts the conversation’ on climate change

Northeastern associate professor Matthew Nisbet examines what Pope Francis’ encyclical means for the global climate change discussion and the 2016 presidential race in the U.S.
- by Greg St. Martin June 19, 2015

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