And all around the headquarters, there are signs that the Weather Channel has kicked into high gear. “People are tired,” Ms. Zimmett said.“But there is an adrenaline that comes with an event like this.”At Friday’s 9:15 a.m. editorial meeting, Ms. Zimmett and a few dozen executives crowded around a conference table to discuss coverage plans for the days ahead. Though there is no debate among Weather Channel executives and meteorologists about man-made global warming, they are wary of alienating their core audience, which leans right. It’s been politicized.”It’s not that the Weather Channel ignores climate change altogether. “The storm is coming to the Weather Channel,” Ms. Zimmett said.

Source: New York Times September 09, 2017 21:56 UTC