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From Gas Tax to Safety Valve
The press gets wrapped up in one debate, but misses a parallel
By Curtis Brainard May 7, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Since Hillary Clinton announced her support last week for suspending the federal gas tax between Memorial Day and Labor Day,... More
What’s New at Science News…
And what is familiar
By Curtis Brainard May 2, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Science News, the eighty-seven-year-old weekly staple of dedicated science news enthusiasts is making a few changes this month. Or rather,... More
Oops! About that Journal Report….
PEJ’s statistical slip
By Curtis Brainard Apr 29, 2008 at 07:30 AM
Last week, a report from the venerable Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) created something of a stir with a... More
The Big Coal Question
Journalists catch Obama and Clinton walking a carbon tightrope
By Curtis Brainard Apr 25, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Most journalists covering the environmental side of the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have come to the... More
2008 Green Issues Guide
Vanity Fair once again sets the bar, but has competition
By Curtis Brainard Apr 24, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Instead of switching to fluorescent light bulbs, urging my congressional representative to support climate legislation, or attending one of Manhattan's... More
Annotating Bush’s Climate Speech
Dot Earth takes a novel approach to the coverage
By Curtis Brainard Apr 17, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Yesterday, President Bush called for the United States to halt the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, and urged... More
Global Warming’s Rainmakers
News outlets launch a glut of green business conferences
By Curtis Brainard Apr 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM
News outlets large and small, in the U.S. and overseas have, for years now, talked about a coming energy "revolution"... More
Science in Arabic
A conversation with the leaders of the Arab Science Journalists Association
By Curtis Brainard Apr 15, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Last fall, CJR’s Curtis Brainard discussed the state of science journalism in the Arab world with Nadia El-Awady and Zainab... More
BP Logo Pulled from TNR’s New Blog
Readers complain about placement above energy/environment coverage
By Curtis Brainard Apr 11, 2008 at 01:01 PM
A strange thing happened Tuesday. The New Republic had just launched a new “Environment & Energy” blog on Sunday, and... More
Candidates Decline Science Debate
Proxies seem to be the only option
By Curtis Brainard Apr 9, 2008 at 01:10 PM
One thing about the scientists, academics, journalists, politicians, and business leaders pushing for a presidential debate about science - you... More
Big Play for Candidates’ Green Cred
Press revives environment’s role in the campaign…sort of
By Curtis Brainard Apr 8, 2008 at 02:00 PM
The environment's importance to the presidential campaign hit a fresh zenith, media coverage-wise, yesterday, with a Newsweek cover that asks,... More
Medical Stories Take Four Pulitzers
Investigations of health/ethics issues carry the day
By Curtis Brainard Apr 8, 2008 at 09:48 AM
Four health/medical series won Pulitzer Prizes yesterday. The Washington Post's Dana Priest, Annie Hull and photographer Michel du Cille received... More
Remember FutureGen?
American press silent while Oz launches first carbon storage plant
By Curtis Brainard Apr 4, 2008 at 01:04 PM
It was a week of firsts, but not in the U.S. In Canada, British Columbia announced "pioneering" cap-and-trade legislation yesterday,... More
E&E News Launches ClimateWire
New pub aims to dig deep into “sprawling” topic
By Curtis Brainard Apr 1, 2008 at 09:59 AM
Two months ago, a reporter interviewed me for a story about the sustainability of "green" news-whether journalists' current interest in... More
Separation Anxiety… the Antarctic Way
Did the media “hype” the latest ice shelf crumble?
By Curtis Brainard Mar 28, 2008 at 05:15 PM
All environmental reporters should sign up to receive the regular blog posts sent out by Marc Morano, the chief communications... More
CT Scans and Tobacco Funding
NYT’s reporter explains why it’s so hard to “sniff out” conflict of interest
By Curtis Brainard Mar 27, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Nick Naylor, the anti-hero and suave spin-doctor at the "Academy of Tobacco Studies" in Christopher Buckley's satirical novel, Thank You... More
Been There, Done That
Experience, climate, and the Democratic nomination
By Curtis Brainard Mar 6, 2008 at 01:47 PM
Despite the obligatory stump-speech mentions of renewable energy and "green-collar" jobs, the two remaining contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination... More
The Skeptics Ball
Heartland Institute conference tests news judgment
By Curtis Brainard Mar 4, 2008 at 02:04 PM
To cover, perhaps, but how? That has been at least one journalist's dilemma this week while dealing with a recent,... More
Wiring Journalism 2.0
Brad Stenger on the intersection of the press and computer science
By Curtis Brainard Feb 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM
How are the media adapting to the new digital technologies that power blogs, interactive graphics, and social networks? Quickly is... More
Bro, Sweet Chemistry Tat!
New blog showcases science in body ink
By Curtis Brainard Feb 27, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Yes, even science nerds get ink done - a double helix on the back, the chemical structure of serotonin on... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
