Brent Goff: How does the commercialization of the US media landscape stifle reporting on climate change?

The new US administration will bring many changes. While Biden is certainly good news for the climate and environment, what does it mean for the US press and it’s fetischism with Trump? How did the Trump-years affect journalistic reporting? Why was Friday’s for Future not a big deal in the US and is Elon Musk treated adequate by the media over here ? And what role does Social Media play for a reporter ? Brent Goff, Chief News Anchor of Deutsche Welle, recounts how he experienced the past four years and what he expects the future will bring. You will learn: - why media reporting in Germany is still old-fashioned - what the storytelling on the climate crisis is like in the US - why the US can use its advantage in scale to become a green technology hub