About this episode

Julia and Dylan discuss how climate and weather coverage could become the next dominant storyline in news media.

Julia and Dylan make the case that climate and weather coverage—supercharged by an incoming Super El Niño—could become news media’s next dominant storyline. They discuss why outlets like CNN and the New York Times are investing early, how AI skepticism is boosting trust in authoritative reporting, and why reframing weather through food, sports, and daily life could turn it into a real subscription business.

People in this episode

Host: Julia

Guest: Dylan

Topics covered

• climate coverage
• weather media
• Super El Niño
• news media
• subscription business
• AI skepticism

Keywords

• climate
• weather
• Super El Niño
• news media
• subscription
• AI skepticism
• reporting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN, New York Times

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