"Science Stories about Arctic Blasts Missing in Action"
The current cold snap in some parts of the globe is making news -- but not generating many science stories about what is going on.
Source: Jack Williams Blog, 01/07/2010
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UN Credentialing Limits Reporters' Access to Copenhagen Talks
Non-profit media, online media, freelancers, student journalists, and even some mainstream media are having trouble getting credentials to cover the climate treaty talks in Copenhagen Dec. 7-18, 2009. While one root of the problem may be capacity of the building, a key issue is whether non-profits, bloggers, and freelancers are truly legitimate media.
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Toolbox: Zippy Access to EPA Data on Sites in Your Community
Environmental journalists working for local news media outlets may want to check out the EPA ZIP code lookup tool for discovering potential stories in their areas.
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SEJ Joins Call for End to "Minders," Interview-Control at FDA
As USA TODAY exposes a culture of secrecy at FDA that caused schoolkids in several states to get sick because the FDA hid information about tainted tortillas, SEJ and other journalism groups insist FDA ends restrictions on staff interviews with press.
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The Psychology of Climate Change Communication
The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University has published a free, research-based guide for "Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public."
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New Online Efforts Expand Environment Coverage
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A Mix for Success: Music, A Scientific Family and Some Radiation
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"Univ. of Montana Launches Environmental Journalism Program"
"At least somebody gets it. The University of Montana in Missoula announced on Monday that it is accepting applications for a new, two-year graduate program in environmental science and natural resource journalism."
Source: Columbia Journalism Review, 11/12/2009
"New Models for Environmental Communication"
An interesting new experiment in journalism "surfaced today in a Science Times article by Lindsey Hoshaw, known on Twitter as @thegarbagegirl. The feature is an up-close examination of the Pacific Ocean's vast patch of plastic flotsam, reported with travel funds provided by readers of Spot.us."
Source: Dot Earth, 11/11/2009
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