Activists targeted the News UK building next to London Bridge station in the early hours of Tuesday morning, smashing panes of glass and putting up posters reading ‘tell the truth’ and ’40 degrees = death’ next to the entrance used by Sun journalists and The Times. Extinction Rebellion said it was taking non-violent action to highlight how the UK’s record-breaking heatwave was being treated as a feel-good story in parts of the media. A spokesman said: “Rather than warning readers of the increased risks of such heatwaves as the climate crisis intensifies, the Sun has chosen to cover their front pages with images of women in bikinis, beachgoers and happy little children with ice creams.” They also criticized Monday’s front-page headline in the Daily Express, owned by rival newspaper publisher Reach. It read the words “It’s not the end of the world! Just keep cool and carry on…” above an image of the union flag. Extinction Rebellion protesters have previously held protest marches outside the News UK building. In 2020, they also successfully blocked the printing presses used by Murdoch’s News UK and other newspapers, cutting off the distribution of titles such as the Times and the Sun. A number of journalists at News UK pointed out that they have regularly covered the extent to which the climate is changing due to human influence, including in headlines in recent weeks. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST Climate change has been a contentious issue in Rupert Murdoch’s family, with his son James issuing a strongly worded statement in 2020 criticizing the “continued denial” among the company’s Australian brands about the impact of climate change. Murdoch’s other global media interests have taken more strongly skeptical positions on the climate crisis. They include the Fox News channel in the US, as well as Sky News Australia and several newspapers in his home country. On the hottest day in UK history, Extinction Rebellion protesters write slogans on the walls of News UK. Photo: Denise Laura Baker Caspar Hughes, one of the Extinction Rebellion protesters, blamed the power of a small group of right-wing newspaper owners on British climate policy: “The biggest issue preventing government, business and civil society from responding sensibly to climate change is and ecological crises is the billionaire who owns MASS INFORMATION. If Murdoch, Rothermere and Dacre advocated net zero, the rest of us would follow suit. “Right now they are key destroyers of what little hope we have left to secure a safe, secure future for ourselves and our children. It is long past time for them to bring their power to bear as we try to stop our civilization from collapsing in the coming decades.”

title: “Xr Protesters Smash News Uk Windows Over Uk Heatwave Coverage Climate Crisis " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-23” author: “Betty Anderson”

Activists targeted the News UK building next to London Bridge station in the early hours of Tuesday morning, smashing panes of glass and putting up posters reading ‘tell the truth’ and ’40 degrees = death’ next to the entrance used by Sun journalists and The Times. Extinction Rebellion said it was taking non-violent action to highlight how the UK’s record-breaking heatwave was being treated as a feel-good story in parts of the media. A spokesman said: “Rather than warning readers of the increased risks of such heatwaves as the climate crisis intensifies, the Sun has chosen to cover their front pages with images of women in bikinis, beachgoers and happy little children with ice creams.” They also criticized Monday’s front-page headline in the Daily Express, owned by rival newspaper publisher Reach. It read the words “It’s not the end of the world! Just keep cool and carry on…” above an image of the union flag. Extinction Rebellion protesters have previously held protest marches outside the News UK building. In 2020, they also successfully blocked the printing presses used by Murdoch’s News UK and other newspapers, cutting off the distribution of titles such as the Times and the Sun. A number of journalists at News UK pointed out that they have regularly covered the extent to which the climate is changing due to human influence, including in headlines in recent weeks. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST Climate change has been a contentious issue in Rupert Murdoch’s family, with his son James issuing a strongly worded statement in 2020 criticizing the “continued denial” among the company’s Australian brands about the impact of climate change. Murdoch’s other global media interests have taken more strongly skeptical positions on the climate crisis. They include the Fox News channel in the US, as well as Sky News Australia and several newspapers in his home country. On the hottest day in UK history, Extinction Rebellion protesters write slogans on the walls of News UK. Photo: Denise Laura Baker Caspar Hughes, one of the Extinction Rebellion protesters, blamed the power of a small group of right-wing newspaper owners on British climate policy: “The biggest issue preventing government, business and civil society from responding sensibly to climate change is and ecological crises is the billionaire who owns MASS INFORMATION. If Murdoch, Rothermere and Dacre advocated net zero, the rest of us would follow suit. “Right now they are key destroyers of what little hope we have left to secure a safe, secure future for ourselves and our children. It is long past time for them to bring their power to bear as we try to stop our civilization from collapsing in the coming decades.”