The reasoning behind co-benefits can also be applied in a newsroom context. If everyone in a newsroom attends a training course on climate change reporting, then the primary benefit is that the workforce is more knowledgeable on environmental issues and can cover a wider variety of stories. Additional benefits are that reporters will be able to accurately fact-check each other’s stories and apply their learnings to their everyday lives.

Newsrooms with an intersectional approach are better able to handle an expansive variety of issues. Politics, environment, arts and culture, sports, crime and the community beats often overlap. If you can report on the multiple dimensions of an issue, your content will be grounded in context and be useful to a wider audience. 

For example, if a popular new restaurant opens in a part of the city with otherwise low foot traffic, there are positive economic implications for other businesses in the area as well. If that restaurant offers vegan options or locally farmed produce, then you also have an opening to discuss the positive environmental benefit of these choices. 

If planning permissions are being sought for a new sports stadium, you can investigate accessibility and environmental standards for similar buildings.