By Kara Headley
Among biggest challenges facing environmental reporters are political barriers and danger, according to a recent panel at Michigan State University.
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Knight Center research director publishes new book on environmental communication
Book edited by Takahashi and Rosenthal
Knight Center research director Bruno Takahashi has co-edited a volume titled Environmental Communication Among Minority Populations.
The six chapters in this volume dovetail with the idea that environmental communication scholars and practitioners can effectively intervene to engage ethnic groups that traditionally are not included in decision making or deliberation processes that directly affect their livelihoods. The chapter covers various populations in countries such as Canada, China, Guatemala, India, and the US.
Takahashi’s co-editor is Sonny Rosenthal, assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
This volume originated from a pre-conference co-organized by Takahashi and Rosenthal on this topic at the 2017 meeting of the International Communication Association in San Diego, CA.
Knight Center research director publishes new book on environmental journalism in Latin America
Dr. Manuel Chavez and Dr. Bruno Takahashi
Knight Center research director Bruno Takahashi has co-edited a volume titled News Media Coverage of Environmental Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The edited collection provides an overview of the ways in which news media organizations across Latin America and the Caribbean cover global, regional and local environmental issues. Each chapter covers news coverage and journalistic practices in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru.
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The chapters highlight the political, economic and social pressures that journalists face, which include the tensions between economic development and environmental conservation, as well as social inequalities that affect these countries.
Takahashi’s co-editors are center affiliate Manuel Chavez, Juliet Pinto of Pennsylvania State University and Mercedes Vigon of Florida International University.
Research director examines environmental journalism graduate education
Bruno Takahashi and Perry Parks
Knight Center Research Director Bruno Takahashi and PhD student Perry Parks have published an article examining the experiences of environmental journalists and communicators during their Master’s program in journalism at Michigan State University. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Science and Environmental Communication, reports that the graduates of the program reflected positively on the networking opportunities and hands-on experiences provided during their studies. On the other hand, respondents highlighted some challenges during their graduate studies, such as the perceived gap between communication theory, statistics and research methods, and the practice of journalism.
The results of the study suggest that graduate programs face an uphill battle in delivering competencies such as content knowledge and mass communication knowledge in ways that are effective or meaningful to students representing a broad range of backgrounds and professional aspirations. The study explains that graduate journalism programs face the challenge of building enough flexibility into curricula to respond to changing conditions in the media industry, considering the need for journalists to specialize and carve a niche in an a highly competitive media and information environment.
The manuscript is published as open-acess and can be read here.