Greta Thunberg is a British teen making her name as a climate change activist. And the Media Research Center had nothing but disdain and insults for her over the past couple months as she sailed across the Atalantic Ocean to give a speech at the United Nations.
- On Tuesday, CBS This Morning was in awe of radical climate change activist Greta Thunberg, hailing the 16-year-old from Sweden as “the voice of the planet” and touting her plan to sail across the Atlantic to attend a United Nations climate summit in New York. — Kyle Drennen, Aug. 13
- On New Day Sunday, CNN promoted global warming activist Greta Thunberg as the climate alarmist prepared for a publicity stunt to precede her appearance at the United Nations climate summit[.] — Brad Wilmouth, Aug. 18
- CBS Cheers Extremist Teenage ‘Climate Activist’: ‘Voice of the Planet’ — Scott Whitlock, Aug. 28
- “radical teenage climate change activist ” — Kyle Drennen, Aug. 29
- Greta Thunberg wouldn’t be a global figure if the media wasn’t “smitten” with her and used her to do their bidding. — Alex Christy, Sept. 7
- At no time, then or now, did CBS not her extreme positions, including that eating meat is “stealing her generation’s future” and will lead to a climate apocalypse. Additionally, the teenager has touted “flygskam” or flight shaming for anyone who dares use an airplane regularly. — Scott Whitlock, Sept. 10
- Journalists simply can’t get enough of Greta Thunberg, the radical 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who wants people to stop flying in order to save the planet. … Mitchell ignored the extreme nature of her views. — Scott Whitlock, Sept. 18
- “Swedish 16-year-old activist and media darling Greta Thunberg”– Kristine Marsh, Sept. 20
- Celebs were overjoyed at the sight of millions of young people around the world taking to the streets for 15-year-old pied piper Greta Thunberg and her climate change hysteria. — Gabriel Hays, Sept. 20
- Radical climate activist Greta Thunberg threw a temper tantrum at the United Nations on Monday where she claimed the world ruined her childhood, and threatened her opponents, and made faces at President Trump’s back. … Of course, none of the networks dared to share the most radical parts of her screed before the U.N. — Nicholas Fondacaro, Sept. 23
- “the bitter ranting of radical climate teen Greta Thunberg at the United Nations on Monday” — Nicholas Fondacaro, Sept. 23
- “16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s disturbing speech yesterday at the United Nations” — Kristine Marsh, Sept. 24
- It’s climate change hysteria week and all the best in melodramatic, manipulative, and grotesque activism has been put on display for Mother Earth. Most notably,16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg’s dramatic meltdown at the U.N. went over about as smoothly as Harrison Ford landing a Cessna. — Gabriel Hays, Sept. 24
- The New York Timesjoined the rest of the mainstream press in hiding behind 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s angry, unscientific ranting before the United Nations, in order to push a message of environmental apocalypse. — Clay Waters, Sept. 24
Finally, Jeffrey Lord huffed in his Sept. 28 column: “Greta Thunberg is on the politically correct side of the climate change debate. Had she been on the opposite side one can easily imagine that she would have received a ton of Covington-style press, mocked and ridiculed endlessly for her ignorance.” Apparently, the Covington-style press from right-wing outlets like the MRC doesn’t count.