Archive: Dec 2002

Investigating What Happens to Refugees in INS Detention

By Rick Tulsky• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

This is the kind of story that ‘many of us entered journalism to do.’ Read more

The Oregonian Investigates Mistreatment of Foreigners

By Richard Read• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

Reporters uncover ‘a world of racism, sexism and questionable conduct.’ Read more

Journalists Can Be Seduced By Aspects of Risk

By David Ropeik• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

By understanding how and why people perceive risks, reporters and editors can cover risk-related issues with more caution and balance. Read more

Understanding Factors of Risk Perception

By David Ropeik• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

RELATED ARTICLE “Journalists Can Be Seduced By Aspects of Risk” – David RopeikWhat follows is a basic list of risk perception factors. (They are culled from 20 years … Read more

The Arctic

By Gary Braasch• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

Native village of Shishmaref, Alaska, undergoing attack by Bering Sea erosion Geophysicist Osterkamp shows permafrost thaw-down near Healy, Alaska Icebergs issue from … Read more

The Maynard Institute: 25 Years and 2,000 Journalists Later

By Bryan Monroe• Nieman Notes• December 15, 2002

Its innovative training programs shape the careers of many minority journalists. Read more

Glaciers and Sea Level Change

By Gary Braasch• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

Sagarin at Monterey tide pools High tide on Delaware Bay near Cape Bay A shrinking Rhone glacier, in 1859 and in 2001 … Read more

Blue Earth Alliance

By Natalie Fobes• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

Concerned that magazines and book publishers were no longer funding photographers’ long-term projects, Natalie Fobes cofounded Blue Earth Alliance RELATED ARTICLE “Photojournalism and Environment Stories” – Natalie Fobes(BEA) in 1996 as a … Read more