Search results for “climate”

Showing 310 results

A New Kind of Environment Reporting Is Needed

Blending objectivity with advocacy to arrive at sustainable journalism.

Winter 2002: Introduction

Four decades ago reporting on the environment was what Paul Rogers, natural resources and environment writer at the San Jose Mercury News, calls “a fringe pursuit.” He writes that “the…
Glaciers and Sea Level Change

Glaciers and Sea Level Change

Sagarin at Monterey tide pools High tide on Delaware Bay near Cape Bay A shrinking Rhone glacier, in 1859 and in 2001 RELATED ARTICLE“Using a Camera to Document Global Warming”–…

The Vital Role of the Press in a Time of National Crisis

‘Watchdog journalism begins with a state of mind: accepting responsibility as a surrogate for the public.’
Antarctica

Antarctica

Ornithologist Fraser at a diminished Adelie colony on Torgersen Island The disintegrating Müller Ice Shelf, Lallemand Fjord A male Adelie penguin disgorges krill for its chick RELATED ARTICLE“Using a Camera…

The Difficulty of Finding Impartial Sources in Science

Reporters are better prepared, the public is eager for news, yet the science beat is getting tougher to do.

The Devolution of a Science Page

Suffering from editorial interference and lack of focus, ‘The page actually managed to make science boring.’

Bringing Science to a Television Audience

Too often, spectacles—like mummies and volcanoes—triumph over the reporting of modern science.

Teaching Journalism Students to Report on Science

They learn how to put science into its broader economic and social context.

The Newspaper Business: Now and in the Years Ahead

No topic received as much attention as the newspaper business. Observations were interspersed throughout the various sessions. Some of those comments are now brought together in a series of edited…