Articles

Using a Camera to Document Global Warming

‘This is a magnificent and urgent story just beginning to be told.’

Missing the ‘Big Story’ in Environment Coverage

‘… if we don’t do a better job of telling the story, devastation of the environment will be partly our fault.’

Connecting the Human Condition to Environmental Destruction

‘… I kept my camera’s eye fixed on the haunting faces of children.’

Fighting to Get Environment Stories on Television

A veteran journalist uses fresh strategies with editors.

The Press Paid Little Attention When the Immigration Act Was Passed

By personalizing cases of injustice, a columnist connects readers to its consequences.

The Beat Is a Tougher One Today

Reporting on the environment requires more and better training of those who do it.

Reporting on Children Held in INS Detention

‘It was this human contact that gave us the ability to get to the heart of his story.’

The Environment Beat’s Rocky Terrain

Editors often don’t see these stories as ‘traditional news,’ and reporters tread on sensitive ground inside the newsroom.

A Beat About Business and the Environment

A broadcast journalist starts to see stories through a more complicated lens.

Radio Uses Sound and Script to Transport Listeners to a Place

‘In environmental reporting, nothing is more elemental than the sense of place.’