When the Earth Speaks, Who Listens? The New Reality of Freelance Climate Journalism
By Abdul Nishad in Media News on Tuesday, 08th July 2025 at 8:54pmAs climate disasters intensify, the voices telling these stories—often freelancers—are finding it harder than ever to be heard. Environmental journalists like Sharada Balasubramanian in Coimbatore and Joyjeet Das in Kolkata know the urgency of their mission. But between shrinking newsroom budgets, paywalls, algorithm-choked newsfeeds, and readers hooked on distractions, they’re constantly up against a system that doesn’t always value their work.
When Sharada began her journalism career over two decades ago the idea was clear and powerful: a story could reach policymakers, government officials and the public, and maybe even spark real change. But today, like many independent environmental reporters, she wonders where those stories really go.
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