Kids Get Enough Climate Propaganda Already, News4Jax, They Don’t Need More
By
Linnea Lueken
November 15, 2024
A recent article posted at a Jacksonville news affiliate website, “News4Jax,” suggests that kids TV shows should push more climate propaganda and environmentalist content in order to “empower” them to act on those issues. This is just advocating for yet more activist content, of which there is already plenty. Young people are already largely afraid of the future, and this will not help.
The article, “Toddlers and TV: Making screentime matter for children concerned about climate change,” quickly introduces the idea that a majority of kids are scared about their futures because of climate change. News4Jax writes that a recent survey found “54% of children are fearful about what climate change will mean for their future,” and goes on to say that television shows “can be a powerful tool for fostering environmental awareness.” The post quotes an educational scientist from the University of Rhode Island who explains how kids’ shows can be used as vehicles for a particular message, and can even make kids “feel like collectively they can do things to help our earth,” or in other words, encourage them to engage in climate activism.
If the goal is to assuage kids’ fears about the future, however, hitting them with yet more climate alarm propaganda is not going to help.
https://climaterealism.com/2024/11/kids-get-enough-climate-propaganda-already-news4jax-they-dont-need-more/
