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Articles tagged environmental journalism (10)

Spanish-language newspapers in the U.S. struggle to localize climate change stories, according to a new study

Nearly two thirds of media leaders think their climate crisis coverage is better than everyone else’s

Hanaa' TameezMarch 18, 2021

A group of climate journalists are launching The Uproot Project to support environmental journalists of color

“Those of us who cover the environment know that there are very many of us who are Black or Indigenous, or people of color, but the folks who get the byline at the big magazines, who get the cover stories on climate change are often white older dudes.”

Gregory Francois and Shruti KediaJuly 29, 2020

South Africa’s Oxpeckers is powering up geo-journalism for investigative environmental reporting

Now, expanding beyond its home base in southern Africa, Oxpeckers has been developing new tools to cover the illegal wildlife trade.

Christine SchmidtJanuary 8, 2018

From microplastics to mega-stories: Journalism nonprofit Orb works the global-local angle

“These commons — the air, the water, the soil, our food, our health — these are things we share, and they are deeply linked across countries. We need to start seeing them that way.”

Shan WangDecember 8, 2015

The News Deeply team’s latest single-subject site offers on-the-ground coverage of Arctic issues

“As with all our sites, we want to consistently follow up with how different forces are interacting in a fragile ecosystem.”

Joseph LichtermanMarch 20, 2014

What’s next for the team behind Syria Deeply? Arctic Deeply

“It’s underreported, it’s highly consequential, and there are many layers of complexity,” says Lara Setrakian, Syria Deeply’s co-founder.

Mark CoddingtonJanuary 18, 2013

This Week in Review: Aaron Swartz’s quest for open data, and Facebook dives into search

Plus: The Manti Te’o hoax, The Atlantic’s botched Scientology advertorial, a check on CNET’s editorial independence, and the rest of the week’s media/tech news.

March 28, 2011

Pipeline: In Pittsburgh, the Post-Gazette builds a thematic network around covering natural gas

September 3, 2009

Appealing to enlightened self-interest: Seeking funding for journalism the IJNR way