Environment, Health & Science Audio & Video
Sarah Kliff: Health Care Policy in the Media
Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 12:00-1:00pm
Allison Dining Room, Taubman, 5th Floor
March 29, 2016 — Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, discussed media coverage of the Affordable Care Act, what’s next for health care policy, and Vox’s approach to covering policy. Kliff, whose work has included coverage for…
2016 Goldsmith Seminar on Investigative Reporting
Friday, March 4, 9:00am - 10:30am
Nye Conference Center, Taubman Building
A panel discussion with the winner and finalists of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting: Robin McDowell, The Associated Press; Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post; Michael LaForgia, Tampa Bay Times; Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times; Lisa Song, InsideClimate News; Jon Swaine, Guardian US; and Thomas Patterson, Shorenstein Center interim director…
Controversy! A Reporter’s Perspective On Global Climate & Energy Debates with Coral Davenport
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 4:15-5:45pm
Littauer 230
February 9, 2016 — Coral Davenport, energy and environment correspondent for The New York Times, discussed her coverage of climate change policy, how the beat is changing, and how to make the subject matter interesting and relatable to readers. Davenport…
Sexism, Science and Science Writing: Promoting Women Leaders in the Lab and NewsroomPanel Discussion
April 2, 2015, 6:00 pmPanel Discussion featuring: Ann Marie Lipinski, Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism Meg Urry, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Yale University Jennifer Bogo, Executive Editor, Popular Science Despite considerable progress, problems of gender bias, pay inequity, and sexual harassment persist in…
Digital Tools Can Help Journalists Cover Complexity of Climate Change, Says Andrew Revkin
Wednesday, April 9, 12 p.m. | Cason Seminar Room, Taubman Building, first floor
April 9, 2014 – Reporting on the issue of climate change has posed many challenges to journalists such as Andrew Revkin, who writes the Dot Earth blog for The New York Times. At the Shorenstein Center on Wednesday, Revkin explained why the complexity of the issue and the limits of news models make for a difficult job, and how digital tools can provide answers.
Pooley: States, corporations can lead the way on U.S. climate action
October 20, 2010, 9:20 amOctober 21, 2010 — When Eric Pooley started writing The Climate War three years ago, he didn’t think the book was going to be a “whodunit.” At the time, he recalled, the climate-change debate was shifting from scientific questions to…
Panel looks at the possibility of trying to ‘fix’ the earth’s climate
March 31, 2010, 5:36 pmMarch 31, 2010 — The third and final event in the Climate Change and the Media Seminar Series, “Techno-Optimism or Pessimism: ‘Fixing’ the Planet’s Climate Problems,” lived up to the dramatic promise of its title. There was no lack of…
Revkin: Climate change information must come from outside journalism
February 4, 2010, 10:51 amFebruary 4, 2010 — The first of three Shorenstein Center/Belfer Center seminars on news coverage of climate change, “The Public Divide over Climate Change: Scientists, Skeptics and the Media,” was itself a lively debate. The panel featured Andrew C. Revkin…
Shorenstein Center hosts briefing on health care reform
September 30, 2009, 11:37 amSeptember 30, 2009 — The Shorenstein Center sponsored a briefing for journalists on health care reform at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event featured two panels moderated by Alex S. Jones, director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the…
