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PandoDaily explains climate change in musical explainer

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:08:50 +0000

PandoDaily
PandoDaily’s David Holmes has published a new, interactive explainer on climate change. “[W]e wanted to see if we could take the ‘explainer song’ model and make it more social and interactive,” Holmes tells Poynter in an email. “Climate Change, … Read more

Washington Post preserves environmental coverage while moving staff

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:28:53 +0000

The Huffington Post | Slate
Juliet Eilperin is switching from The Washington Post’s environment beat to its “online strike force” in politics. Rest easy, those of you concerned by The New York Times’ decision to shutter its Green blog… Read more

NYT closes its environment desk, reassigns journalists

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:46:15 +0000

InsideClimate News | The Daily Climate
The nine journalists on The New York Times’ environment desk learned Wednesday they will be reassigned, Katherine Bagley reports. “No decision has been made about the fate of the Green Blog, which is … Read more

Rick Perry’s assertions on global warming reveal reporting challenges when science, politics collide

Adam Hochberg — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:02:42 +0000

In the course of two days last week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry expressed controversial views on two politically sensitive scientific issues. The news coverage of his remarks once again demonstrated the challenge journalists face when science intermingles with politics.

Perry, … Read more

Environmental journalists group names contest winners

Jim Romenesko — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:17:59 +0000

Society of Environmental Journalists
The Society of Environmental Journalists has named 18 winners of the 2010-2011 Awards for Reporting on the Environment. The contest is the world’s largest and most comprehensive awards for journalism on environmental topics. (There were 207 … Read more

From Schoolhouse Rock to ‘The Fracking Song,’ explainers as ‘acts of empathy’

Mallary Jean Tenore — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:10:13 +0000

In all the years he’s been playing the guitar and keyboard, David Holmes never pictured himself recording a song about hydraulic fractured drilling.

But Holmes, a journalism student in New York University’s Studio 20 program, recently did just that … Read more

Columbia names winners of Oakes Award for Environmental Reporting

Jim Romenesko — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:11:22 +0000

Romenesko Misc.
The $5,000 first place award goes to The Center for Public Integrity’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the BBC’s International News Service for their collaborative investigation of the asbestos market. Second place goes to The New Orleans … Read more

Kamb’s ‘Chain Saw Scouting’ series wins Knight-Risser environmental journalism award

Jim Romenesko — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:20:12 +0000

Stanford.edu
Lewis Kamb‘s project — initiated while was working at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer — revealed land-use practices by the Boy Scouts of America in direct opposition of their mandate to preserve and protect the environment.… Read more

Candidates For Office Need to Hear More Precise Questions

Al Tompkins — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:24:18 +0000

I am sick of the uninspired campaigns of 2010. The candidates all say the same things: “I am for lower taxes, I am against illegal immigration, I will stand up for the middle class and blah blah blah … “… Read more

Why Today’s Cars May Not Need Oil Changes Every 3,000 Miles

Al Tompkins — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:47:00 +0000

I know I am wasting money, but I just can’t seem to bring myself to go against my dad’s advice from 35 years ago.

He changed his car’s oil every 3,000 miles. So do I. But today’s cars don’t need … Read more