NEW YORK (September 19, 2019) -- Today NowThis, the #1 global news brand on mobile, announced a leading role in the upcoming United Nations Youth Climate Summit, with the host of its daily show “Know This,” Zinhle Essamuah, tapped to moderate a panel chaired by Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, 100 youth climate leaders from around the world, and other high profile heads of state. With more to be announced in the coming days, participants include:
 

• Amina Jane Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary General 
• Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth.
• Hilda Cathy Heine, President of the Marshall Islands
• Mary Therese Winifred Robinson, Former President of Ireland 
• Michelle Bachelet, Former President of Chile

“NowThis is committed to covering the issues that young people care about, and we know that the climate crisis is top of mind for our audience,” said NowThis Chief Content Officer Tina Exarhos. “We look forward to building upon our in-depth coverage of climate change and to play an important role in the UN Youth Climate Summit. Profiling the voices of young people who uniquely understand the urgency of this issue is critically important.” 

NowThis has joined news organizations globally for the “Covering Climate Now” project, committing to coverage of the climate emergency in the week leading up to the UN Climate Action Summit and UN Youth Climate Summit. In addition to debuting new in-depth international reporting on climate change, NowThis correspondents are releasing agenda-driving interviews with and coverage of world leaders, youth activists, and other high-profile changemakers from the UN Youth Climate Summit in the coming weeks. 

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• Detroit Community Leaders on Climate Change, Income Inequality, Institutional Racism, and a Green New Deal 
• Behind the Scenes of the Weather Channel's Immersive Reality Segment on Climate Change 
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• Kal Penn Invested In the Impossible Burger to Fight Climate Change (from 2018) 
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• What is the Future of Reusable Containers?

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NowThis is the # 1 mobile news publisher in the world. They have a singular mission: to make news engaging and relevant for young adults by humanizing our complicated world. By providing insightful context from a youth perspective, NowThis has revolutionized how news is consumed today. Launched in 2012, NowThis’ entertaining, inspiring and informative videos are created for a mobile generation and receive 2.5 billion monthly views. In December 2016, NowThis joined forces with Thrillist, The Dodo and Seeker to form Group Nine Media -- the #1 video publisher on mobile in the U.S.