The Observatory
SolveClimate Goes Inside
How an environmental news startup found its way to investigative reporting
By Alysia Santo Sep 8, 2011 at 10:58 AM
After experimenting with a variety of quick-hit approaches to environmental coverage, a four-year-old online news startup focused on climate change... More
Fuzzy Kittens, Fuzzier Science
Claims of hypoallergenic cats continue to go unchallenged by press
By Jonah Comstock Sep 6, 2011 at 11:00 AM
In October 2008, Mike Sela, a lifelong sufferer of cat allergies, discovered a company called Allerca Lifestyle Pets. According to... More
Why the Sun Set on Solyndra
How the bad news about green jobs could be better
By Curtis Brainard Sep 2, 2011 at 08:00 AM
With Labor Day on the horizon, it was another grim week in green-job news, as a solar panel manufacturer in... More
Media Hurricane Hype?
Irene spurs debate about the quality of news coverage
By Curtis Brainard Aug 31, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Anderson Cooper and a CNN crew covering Irene on Sunday, August 28. Photo by Sean Hemmerle. “An Epic Deluge,” read... More
After Irene: How a Hyperlocal Is Helping
In the Catskills, the Watershed Post is coordinating relief efforts
By Alysia Santo Aug 30, 2011 at 03:07 PM
In the Catskills region of upstate New York, where flooding from Hurricane Irene wiped out entire towns, a hyperlocal site... More
Gamey Green Jobs Coverage
NYT, others hack off slices of Brookings-Battelle report
By Curtis Brainard Aug 26, 2011 at 11:15 AM
On Tuesday, climate blogger Joseph Romm blasted a New York Times article about green jobs for ignoring “explosive” growth... More
Journalism vs. Activism in Indonesia
Reporters divided over advocacy on the environment beat
By Veby Mega Indah Aug 10, 2011 at 12:00 PM
JAKARTA, INDONESIA—When I ask Indonesian bureaucrats about the latest proclamations from some group concerned about the environment, I often get... More
LifeStraw Coverage Divided
Carbon-credit, health angles illustrate global priorities
By Rachel Cernansky Aug 4, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Kakamega, Kenya—International coverage of a campaign to provide water filters financed by the sale of carbon credits to nearly a... More
A River Runs Through It
Defining news communities through the water they share
By Alysia Santo Jul 27, 2011 at 05:15 PM
While students at Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, Andrew McGlashen and Jeff Gillies started thinking, like so... More
Whose Line Is It, Anyway?
An oil-spill book relies too heavily on cut-and-paste work
By Curtis Brainard Jul 20, 2011 at 12:30 PM
This spring, Amanda Mascarelli, a freelance journalist based in Colorado, was in the process of reviewing A Sea in Flames,... More
Growing Science in the Desert
Several Middle Eastern countries are pouring money into research; will it work?
By James Fahn Jul 11, 2011 at 02:00 PM
Doha, Qatar—“Water flows uphill toward money and power,” said hydrologist Tony Allan, citing a political truism during a talk here... More
Arab Spring to Arab Summer
World Conference showcases science journalism in Middle East
By Curtis Brainard and Cristine Russell Jul 6, 2011 at 05:00 PM
Doha, Qatar—The Arab Spring that toppled governments in North Africa and the Middle East turned into an Arab summer for... More
Climate Questions for the GOP
What to ask candidates so clearly unconcerned?
By Curtis Brainard Jun 21, 2011 at 02:15 PM
During last week’s Republican presidential primary debate in New Hampshire, CNN’s John King, who served as moderator, asked questions about... More
The Potential for Medical Journalism in Kenya
A country that’s aching for quality health reporting
By Justin D. Martin Jun 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya—Before landing in Kenya, my doctor had me get shots for typhoid, tetanus, cholera, yellow fever, and meningitis. He... More
Environmental Journalism Associations Proliferating Worldwide
Members find strength—and challenges—in numbers
By James Fahn Jun 7, 2011 at 10:37 AM
When I was a journalist uncovering how oil and petrochemical companies were dumping mercury into the Gulf of Thailand, I... 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.
