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Does NPR Need To Cover the Environment? Ombud Says Yes
OK, we are not going to go on about this, but you may remember that NPR national laid off all but one of its environmental reporters back in October 2014. We only knew about this because the Pulitzer-winning InsideClimate News cared enough about environmental journalism to report it. So this... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2015 at Green Media Woodshed
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Flint, Mich. Drinking Water Story Gets CJR Kudos
Sometimes environmental journalists do it right. Curt Guyette made a difference with his reporting on lead contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan. Then the Columbia Journalism Review noticed and wrote the story behind the story. No, he was not working for a newspaper (anymore). He was working for the... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2015 at Green Media Woodshed
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"AP, etc: The Never Ending IPCC Story: Climate Change Real, Bad, Now. & It's Worsening"
Knight Science Journalism Tracker rounds up examples of how the news media are -- and aren't -- covering an important IPCC meeting on climate impacts now being held in Japan. via www.planetspin.org Continue reading
Reblogged Mar 26, 2014 at Green Media Woodshed
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"Here's Another Way The Media Is Failing Us In Climate Change Coverage"
"We already know that the broadcast media devotes very little time to climate change—and that, when it does, it often botches things. A new study shows another way in which the big three broadcast networks are getting it wrong when it comes to the fate of the planet. Specifically, the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2014 at Green Media Woodshed
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Undercovered: "How Dry I Am"
"The most fundamental element of life is water. So why aren’t newsrooms covering it like a beat?" "My article on the most important document in the recent and turbulent history of water in Texas opened in a leisurely fashion. 'The 295-page draft of the 2012 [state water] plan, published last... Continue reading
Posted Mar 23, 2014 at Green Media Woodshed
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Couldn't Go? Tipsheets and Tutorials from the NICAR 2014 Conference
The National Institute of Computer Assisted Reporting (NICAR), the A-team of digital journalists and data sleuths, had a tremendous, cutting-edge meeting in Baltimore February 27-March 2. Whether you missed it or not, you will want a look at the tipsheets and tutorials thoughtfully compiled on NICAR's site. NICAR is an... Continue reading
Posted Mar 23, 2014 at Green Media Woodshed
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"Copy Editing Resources"
The Society of Professional Journalists posts a definitive list of copy editing resources on its awesome "Journalist's Toolbox" blog. Continue reading
Posted Mar 23, 2014 at Green Media Woodshed
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"A Twitter Writing Guide for Journalists: Adapting Conventional News Writing for the Digital Age"
"Guidelines for print news writing and web writing have been well established; however, guidelines for journalistic Twitter writing have not been fully explored. I developed some writing guidelines for a live-tweeting assignment in a digital journalism class, and these guidelines are everything that is taught in traditional journalism classes." Mu... Continue reading
Posted Mar 23, 2014 at Green Media Woodshed
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"Urbanites Flee China's Smog for Blue Skies"
"Dali: A typical morning for Lin Liya, a native of Shanghai transplanted to this ancient town in southwest China, goes like this: See her 3-year-old son off to school near the mountains; go for a half-hour run on the shores of Erhai Lake; and browse the local market for fresh... Continue reading
Posted Dec 1, 2013 at Environmental Disaster & Displacement News
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Opinion: "Climate Refugees Suffer in Obscurity"
"International law needs to acknowledge persons displaced by the changing climate." "In the beginning of "Paradise Lost," Milton describes Hell as containing no light, only "darkness made visible." As the sun rose across the Philippines to reveal the supreme devastation of Typhoon Haiyan, there were indeed "sights of woe, regions... Continue reading
Posted Dec 1, 2013 at Environmental Disaster & Displacement News
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"Climate Change Refugee Bid Denied By New Zealand Court"
"A Pacific Island man's bid to become a climate change refugee suffered a blow on Tuesday after a New Zealand court refused to let him challenge a decision denying him asylum." "Ioane Teitiota, 37, had said he was trying to escape rising seas and environmental risks caused by global warming... Continue reading
Posted Dec 1, 2013 at Environmental Disaster & Displacement News
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"Pipeline Spills Call Attention To Keystone XL"
"From Michigan to Arkansas, a series of recent oil spills have raised doubts about the proposed tar sands pipeline." "Residents of the central Arkansas town of Mayflower were preparing for a calm Easter weekend when their plans unexpectedly changed. On Friday, March 29, the Exxon Pegasus pipeline burst, flooding this... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Media Faces Barriers Covering Arkansas Oil Spill"
"The news media in Arkansas is finding it harder to cover the Mayflower oil spill." "The Federal Aviation Administration has placed flight restrictions on the airspace over the Mayflower oil spill site. KUAR News contacted an FAA spokesman about the restrictions. He did not want his comments recorded but said... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Reporters Say Exxon Is Impeding Spill Coverage in Arkansas"
"Reporters covering the oil spill from ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas, are reporting that they've been blocked from the site and threatened with arrest." "On Friday morning, Inside Climate News reported that an Exxon spokesperson told reporter Lisa Song that she could be 'arrested for criminal trespass' when she... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"InsideClimate News Reporter Threatened With Arrest at Ark. Oil Spill Site"
"ExxonMobil said Lisa Song would be charged with criminal trespass if she didn’t leave the command center where federal authorities are working." "InsideClimate News reporter Lisa Song was threatened with arrest on Wednesday after she entered the command center for the cleanup operation in Mayflower, Ark., where a major oil... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"At Oil Spill Cleanup in Arkansas, Exxon Running the Show, Not Federal Agencies"
"Jay Carney, White House spokesperson, said the EPA is the federal on-scene coordinator, but the reality on the ground is a different story." "MAYFLOWER, Ark.—A warehouse next to highway I-40 here at the edge of Mayflower, Ark., houses the command center for the ongoing cleanup of thousands of barrels of... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Shocking Aerial Video Shows Magnitude of Arkansas Oil Spill, as Cleanup Continues and Frustration at Exxon Grows"
"It has been nearly a week since the ExxonMobil Pegasus oil pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas, spilling an estimated 12,000 barrels of oil and chemicals into a suburban neighborhood and nearby body of water." "Since then, 22 families have been evacuated from their homes, the appearance of oiled birds and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Exxon's Unfriendly Skies: Why Does Exxon Control the No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill?"
"The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had a "no fly zone" in place in Mayflower, Arkansas since April 1 at 2:12 PM and will be in place "until further notice," according to the FAA website and it's being overseen by ExxonMobil itself. In other words, any media or independent observers... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Exxon Oil Spill Could Be 40% Larger Than Company Estimates, EPA Figures Show"
"If EPA’s highest number of 7,000 barrels turns out to be correct, the Ark. spill would be roughly a third the size of Michigan's 2010 dilbit disaster." "UPDATE: After this story was published, ExxonMobil updated the joint command incident report for Friday. The report now says that approximately 5,000 barrels... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Arkansas Town in Lockdown After Oil Spill Nightmare"
"Since thick black sludge first began oozing across backyards and into the streets, surprising many residents who say they didn’t even realize the pipeline was there, the company has instituted something like martial law." "There’s one Exxon gas station in Mayflower, Ark. Before last Friday, that’s likely as close as... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Another Report of Exxon Overreach in Oil Spill"
"A disturbing report from a website of a group that opposes pipelines for tar sand transport, such as the one that ruptured near Mayflower. According to this account, Faulkner County deputies ordered them off private property near the oil spill despite their having permission from a private landowner to be... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Exxon Controls Skies Over Arkansas Oil Spill"
"The oil giant can deny permission to journalists, observers in fly zone over tar sands disaster." "DeSmog Blog’s Steve Horn Thursday drew attention to an interesting detail in the Arkansas ExxonMobil oil spill story. He notes, “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had a ‘no fly zone’ in place in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Daily Glob
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"Glacial-Paced U.N. Climate Talks Need Overhaul: Researchers"
"Nations working on a deal to fight climate change should cap the size of delegations and use majority voting to overhaul negotiating rules that stifle progress and harm the interests of the poorest nations, researchers said on Sunday." "Almost 200 nations will meet in Doha, Qatar, from November 26 to... Continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2012 at Doha Digest
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"EU Climate Head Wants Obama To Pull His Weight in Global Warming Talks"
"STOCKHOLM — The European Union’s climate commissioner says she hopes that President Barack Obama’s renewed attention to global warming after the election will translate into greater U.S. involvement in U.N. climate talks." "Connie Hedegaard told The Associated Press during a visit to Stockholm on Thursday that many Europeans were disappointed... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2012 at Doha Digest
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"'Wild West' If Doha Climate Talks Fail"
"A collapse in upcoming global climate negotiations in Doha could lead to a 'wild west' approach to reducing carbon emissions, an Australian environmental think tank says." "But Climate Institute deputy chief executive Erwin Jackson says Australia's recent in-principle decision to take on a second Kyoto commitment means the talks are... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2012 at Doha Digest
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