Columbia Presents 2008 Oakes Award

Journal-Sentinel, AP honored for exposing lax oversight of chemical exposure

By Curtis Brainard   Mar 6, 2009 at 01:09 PM

Writing about environmental toxicology—the ambient chemical exposure of our daily lives—has it all: public health threats, a nascent body of... More

The George Will Affair

Post stands by climate column despite widespread criticism; clamor spills over to The New York Times

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 26, 2009 at 07:24 PM

Thought the dust kicked up by George Will’s February 15 column in The Washington Post, “Dark Green Doomsayers,” had settled?... More

From Fly Ash to “Clean” Coal

National media slow to expand excellent local coverage after sludge spills

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 20, 2009 at 05:50 PM

Both the American and Canadian press took a ‘Well, we’ll see,’ attitude toward the announcement yesterday that President Barack Obama... More

Lingering Denial

The unfortunate case of a few pundits with too much influence

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 18, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Last week at the Huffington Post, John Delicath, the director of the Media Matters Action Network, quoted an article of... More

Science Journalism’s Hope and Despair

‘Niche’ pubs growing as MSM circles the drain

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 13, 2009 at 12:47 PM

About a year and a half ago, I began reporting on a story about the “state” of science journalism, which... More

What Have We Learned?

Climate journalists discuss lessons of the past at AMNH

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 11, 2009 at 04:37 PM

Last night, a panel of distinguished science journalists and one social scientist discussed shifting norms in climate-change coverage at the... More

One More Science Journalism Event…

For the road

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 11, 2009 at 04:07 PM

Yesterday, I wrote a short post about a few all-star science journalism events taking place this week in New York... More

Science Journalism Events at AMNH, AAAS

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM

I don’t generally announce upcoming science journalism events, mostly because my readership is spread out across the country. I might... More

NYT: “Boron Moron”

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 9, 2009 at 03:33 PM

My thanks to the Knight Science Journalism Tracker for pointing out a "mea culpa" posted today by The New York... More

Global vs. Regional Trends

A common problem in climate coverage

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 4, 2009 at 07:00 AM

On January 1, the Daily Tech, an online magazine, published a somewhat misleading blog post about the “rapid recovery” of... More

The Language and Culture of Climate

New book seeks to improve communication between journalists, scientists

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM

One of the things that history will remember about the coverage of climate change is that, not unlike the Iraq... More

The Price is Right, Energy Edition

Obama, journalists tie efficiency and environmental protection to the economy

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 26, 2009 at 03:53 PM

Monday morning, President Barack Obama signed two executive orders to spur an economic recovery plan founded upon clean energy and... More

Environmental S.W.A.T. Team

New York Times’s new ‘pod’ gathers talent from multiple beats

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 13, 2009 at 09:12 AM

On Thursday, The New York Times will launch a new, crack environmental reporting unit that will pull in eight specialized... More

We (Heart) Bag Fees!?

Times article an insult to consumer reporting, common sense

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 9, 2009 at 09:14 AM

The week before Christmas, I wrote a column about the poor state of consumer reporting in the United States. Imagine... More

Gupta for Surgeon General

Obama asks CNN journalist, neurosurgeon to be top doc

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 6, 2009 at 05:22 PM

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz broke the story today that President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general... More

Consumer Revolution on the Web: Overview

A comprehensive overview of CJR’s recent consumer reporting conference

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 23, 2008 at 03:03 PM

On November 20th 2008, nearly 100 participants from several regions of the United States and from Denmark, Norway and Ireland... More

The Year in Science Journalism

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 22, 2008 at 01:54 PM

Over at the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Charlie Petit has a fun roundup of over half a dozen publications and... More

Science Groups Protest CNN Cuts

CASW, NASW, SEJ, and WFSJ issue first-ever joint letter

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 22, 2008 at 01:36 PM

Four of the world’s largest science and environmental journalism groups issued their first-ever joint statement today in a letter sent... More

Everybody’s a Critic

Where professional journalists must make a stand in consumer reporting

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 19, 2008 at 11:49 AM

What is a professional consumer reporter do to when the Internet has empowered anybody to be a critic of everything... More

Q&A: Andrew Revkin

NYT reporter discusses climate, sustainability, and long-haul reporting

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 16, 2008 at 04:13 PM

Last month, New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin received Columbia University’s prestigious John Chancellor Award, along with New Yorker staff... More