Environment, Health & Science Publications

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Pooley: States, corporations can lead the way on U.S. climate action
October 20, 2010
Eric Pooley and Professor Thomas Patterson. October 21, 2010 — When Eric Pooley started writing The Climate War three years ago, he didn’t think...
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Panel looks at the possibility of trying to 'fix' the earth's climate
March 31, 2010
Jeff Goodell of The New York Times Magazine. March 31, 2010 — The third and final event in the Climate Change and the Media Seminar Series, “Techno-Optimism...
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Revkin: Climate change information must come from outside journalism
February 4, 2010
Cristine Russell and Andrew Revkin. February 4, 2010 — The first of three Shorenstein Center/Belfer Center seminars on news coverage of climate change,...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The American Public and the Next Phase of the Health Care Reform Debate
November 4, 2009
A paper by Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D., Shorenstein Center faculty affiliate, and John M. Benson, M.A. analyzes public opinion about the Affordable Care Act,...
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Shorenstein Center hosts briefing on health care reform
September 30, 2009
David Broder, Linda Douglass, Dr. Timothy Johnson and Alex S. Jones. September 30, 2009 — The Shorenstein Center sponsored a briefing for journalists on...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Getting it for Free: When Foundations Provide the News on Health
June 1, 2009
A paper by Maralee Schwartz, spring 2009 fellow, analyzes the implications of using health news provided by non-profit organizations. Departure of experienced...
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How Much Would You Pay to Save the Planet? The American Press and the Economics of Climate Change
January 1, 2009
A paper by Eric Pooley, fall 2008 fellow, examines how the media has covered the economics of climate change. This paper follows coverage of the economic...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Journalism and Global Health
June 1, 2008
A paper by Philip J. Hilts, spring 2008 fellow, explores the growth and future of global health news coverage. Hilts found that although newspapers have...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Covering Controversial Science: Improving Reporting on Science and Public Policy
January 1, 2006
A paper by Cristine Russell, spring 2006 fellow, surveys the state of science journalism, and finds that as the pace of new developments in science and...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Framing Obesity: The Evolution of News Discourse on a Public Health Issue
January 1, 2004
A paper by Regina G. Lawrence, fall 2003 fellow, assesses the framing of obesity in news coverage since 1985 to determine whether obesity is being reframed...