The Covering the Planet report, a global survey of more than 740 climate journalists from 102 countries by [[Internews]]’ [[Earth Journalism Network]] (EJN) and [[Deakin University]], reported that 39% of surveyed journalists were "sometimes or frequently threatened" by their government or from companies or individuals involved in professionsillegal suchoperations asthat included logging and mining, while the same percentage had to self-censor the content they reported out of fear of repercussions. The report stated that 30% of journalists faced threats of legal action due to their reporting. 62% included statements from sources skeptical of anthropogenic climate change in order to "balance" their reports, some doing so to lower potential scrutiny.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lakhani |first=Nina |last2=reporter |first2=Nina Lakhani climate justice |date=2024-06-05 |title=Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/climate-crisis-journalists |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
