So I am very excited that the Fired Up: Youth Report segment on the International Youth Delegation at the Poznan climate talks, is live!
This was our test case to see if we could tackle TV to cover the incredible work that young people are doing all over the world to respond to global warming and to build a just and sustainable world. Guess what? It is airing March 2nd, the day the largest lobby on climate in US history will go down, along with the Capitol Climate Action.
First Poznan, next we are going to be covering Power Shift, which starts TODAY! Expect to see youth reporters filming all over the DC Convention Center, as this story is too hot for just words or to leave to the traditional media. Come say hello and tell us your Power Shift story!
However, check out our segment on the incredible alliance between threatened island nations and the international youth delegations that emerged at the Poznan climate talks. Power Shift is happening in the US of A, but it is becoming the global story with Power Shifts happening in Australia, the UK, and who knows where next! Take a look!
The Maldives/Youth Segment starts at 12:39.
For a little more information about where this will be shown and who helped put this together, below the fold is some information about LinkTV’s EarthFocus.
Earth Focus is broadcast to over 31 million U.S. homes receiving satellite, 6 million cable TV households and is available to millions more worldwide on the Internet (www.linktv.org/earthfocus). Link TV is also carried on many U.S. college campuses. Based on a review of other independent media outlets, it appears that Link has the largest audience of any independent print, radio or TV outlet in the U.S. Five million adults watch LinkTV regularly, on average 2.5 hours a week.
The Team:
As to whom, Shadia Wood (one of the awesome editors of this blog) pulled together the team that flew to and filmed in Poznan, Poland, Christine Irvine (another one of our rocking editors) did the lion’s share of the filming, along with the Indian Youth Climate Network and Jon Warnow (I did a little, too!), and Raisa Scriabine put the whole episode together. We really all owe her so much, as she is the force behind EarthFocus and a strong supporter of youth produced environmental journalism. Sean McCall edited our cobbled together clips into a TV segment and Alexander K. Smith gave his voice to the piece.
This segment was funded by an award from Focus the Nation and Clif Bar’s Project Slingshot, which are both awesome organizations that do newsworthy things in their own right, check em out!

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