Media and Communication
Mission
- Investigate the way presentations have an impact on the public.
- Serve as a forum for exchange of experience between meteorologists working in media in different countries
- Co-operate with weather presenters that are members of the AMS, IABM, WMO expert team and IWF
Activities
- Organise the Media Session at the EMS Annual Meetings.
- Announcement of EMS Media Awards
- Production of a DVD/USB with video clips and presentations at the Media Session; distribution to all authors, libraries, organisations and societies within WMO RAVI.
- Organise Training Workshops for climatologists on communication of climate change to the media.
- Develop guidelines for communication on climate change.
Recent workshops and statements
- European Communications workshop for European weather services (NMHSs): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Training workshop at EMS & ECAC 2014: Tips for effectively dealing with the media
- Workshop on Communication Skills for Climatologists
- Development of EMS Code of Practice
Earlier Members of the Communication and Media team
- Alois Holzer, ORF, Austria: former chair of the Journalist Award selection committee
Further Information
- Best Practice examples on outreach, communication, weather forecasts and innovation in Journalism
- Webcasts of the Panel Discussion Communication on Climate Change at the EMS&ECAC 2010
- Communicating Science: Tips from a top journalist