What Role Does Media Play in Communicating the Climate Crisis?
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Ziya Tong is an award-winning science broadcaster who hosted Daily Planet on the Discovery Channel until it wrapped in 2018! She was also a correspondent for scienceNOW, where she worked with Neil deGrasse Tyson, was a field producer for Wired Science and hosted the Emmy-nominated series, ZeD. In 2019, Ziya published her bestselling book, The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World. Additionally, she promotes activism within media and participates in "Media that Matters." Earthling, Ziya's Twitter account, is a wealth of information regarding neat facts about creatures, promising green innovation and wake-up calls to what's threatening the planet we call home. Author, activist and media master Ziya Tong joins Earth Care to explain the reality bubbles humans have created. She also shares how media can enhance conversations about the climate crisis and teases her upcoming project on microplastics.
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