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# How Journalists Covered COP26 on TikTok
- URL: https://interhacktives.mymagic.page/how-journalists-covered-cop26-on-tiktok/
- Published: 2021-11-16T10:44:43.000Z
- Updated: 2021-11-16T10:44:43.000Z
- Author: Freya Graham
- Tags: Multimedia, News, climate change, cop26, TikTok, #Migrated-1793717950415, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-11-03 14:59

Journalists and creators took to TikTok to cover the COP26 conference in Glasgow, which came to a close on Friday.

The popularity of COP26 content on the video-sharing platform highlights the increasing number of reporters using the app to reach a younger audience.

[Sophia Smith Galer](https://interhacktives.mymagic.page/sophia-smith-galer-journalisms-rising-tiktok-star/), Senior News Reporter at VICE World News, created a range of TikToks live from the conference, from an investigation into COP26’s corporate sponsors to videos of protests outside of the event.

![Sophia Smith Galer TikTok of a Squid Game protest outside COP26](https://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_1902.jpeg)

Sophia Galer Smith's TikTok of a Squid Game protest outside COP26 gained over 112,000 views.

"It's important for news that's relevant to young people to reach them where they are; where they're consuming content. That is rarely a linear news channel," said Smith Galer.

A TikTok of the queues to enter the conference by Max Foster (@maxfostercnn) garnered 430,000 views. Foster also posted videos of Greta Thunberg’s arrival and a speech by teenage inventor Vinisha Umashankar.

Cam Whitnall (@camwhitnall) created ‘day in the life’ style highlight reels to show audiences behind the scenes of the conference’s GreenZone, while Alaina Wood (@thegarbagequeen) gave daily updates of the top stories.

![Cam Whitnall standing in the GreenZone hall at COP26 in Glasgow. ](https://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_1915.jpeg)

Cam Whitnall used the popular audio 'Moon (And Went Like)' to soundtrack his COP26 TikTok.

According to TikTok, climate-related videos on the platform have gained over 20 billion views over the past year. In October, [the platform said](https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/taking-climate-action-with-the-global-tiktok-community-at-cop-26?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) it was committed to 'giving a voice to this generation most impacted by climate change and producing inspiring, accessible and engaging content.'