Training for Journalists
We create programs for journalists ranging from open-access, online panels to bespoke, long-term engagements with news organizations.
Media Partnerships
The Climate Center partners with media organizations of all sizes to provide training that enhances journalists’ climate literacy and climate reporting skills. Bespoke sessions may address regional or thematic issues and are delivered upon demand. To request training, please contact redhot@usc.edu.
Photo courtesy of Annenberg Media
Photo by Yannick Peterhans/WIES
Training for Communication Professionals
We provide training online and in our state-of-the-art media facilities to equip climate communicators of all kinds to tell the biggest story of our time.
Media training
Climate scholars across disciplines come together in programs created to teach USC faculty members how to speak about their work with clarity and confidence on-camera. Those experts are then invited to present their research in climate reporting training sessions offered by the Climate Center to media organizations. The Center also collaborates with faculty to produce media about their research, rooted in climate storytelling best practices, like the podcast series Electric Futures.
Photo by Jason Goode
Photo by Alan Mittelstaedt
Career Development for Students
Join the Climate Communicators Corps
A Professional Network for Climate Communicators
Climate communication doesn’t stop when a course, fellowship, or project ends.
The USC Climate Communicators Corps is a growing professional community for people working at the intersection of climate, sustainability, environment, and communication. Members connect across disciplines to continue building their skills, learn from experts, share resources and best practices, and collaborate on real-world climate communication challenges.
Corps members will have opportunities to participate in virtual skill-building sessions, conversations with leading experts, communication workshops and feedback sessions, networking and career connections, collaborative projects, and select in-person gatherings at USC.
Who can join?
The Corps brings together climate communicators and professionals from a range of fields, including journalism, research, advocacy, sustainability, business, policy, public health, and communications.
Membership is open to:
- Alumni of USC’s Certificate in Sustainability Communication
- Current USC students who have participated in eligible CCJC fellowships, research assistantships, or other Center programs
Interested in joining?
Reach out to redhot@usc.edu.
