Journalist Fellowship Paper . - Lessons in environmental news reporting from Brazil

It was a great way to round out the day’s bulletin and relieve the public from the stress of the daily news cycle. [...] 9 The new policies have resulted in a dismantling of protective laws, resolutions and instructions, as well as the weakening of environmental agencies, and the discrediting of journalists and scientists. [...] There has been extensive coverage of the risk of the failure of the agreement between South American trade bloc MERCOSUR and the European Union, with some of the country's most prominent investors calling for a clear recommitment by Brazil to the environment and the rights of indigenous populations at risk of losing significant resources. [...] Report from the ground To cover the environment, journalists need to go to places, talk to local people, feel the nuances, and the climate of facts that compound the story. [...] It is impossible to capture the climate of a deforested area or the subtlety of the forest via the internet.