[Article] Are Cherry Blossoms DC’s Polar Bears? Investigating the Links Between Local Seasonal Climate Journalism and Equity in Washington, DC
August 13, 2026
Dr. Rosalind Donald (SOC), Dr. Malini Ranganathan (SIS), and Aarushi Sahejpal (KSB) recently published a new study of DC’s local climate reporting asking how journalists cover climate change and to what extent they reflect the realities of those most exposed to its effects. This work was supported in part by their CECE Faculty Research Incubator Project- The Climate Story Gaps Project: Locating Untold Climate Intersections in Washington, D.C.
You can read the full article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1461670X.2026.2705895
