By: Alexandria Iacobelli
Add another category to sex, religion and politics on the list of things not to talk about at the dinner table.
“Climate change is the fourth topic to avoid,” said Edward Maibach, director of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. “That’s a problem because the media should be telling the world more about it.”
By Anntaninna Biondo
There wasn’t a Patagonia vest in sight at a recent annual conference for the Society of Environmental Journalists in Flint.
The conference brought attention to complex environmental issues beyond simply traditional outdoor and wildlife concerns. Also under discussion were issues like diversity and renewable energy. And with the backdrop of the Flint water crisis, clean water in urban environments was much at the forefront of the sessions.
By Kara Headley
Among biggest challenges facing environmental reporters are political barriers and danger, according to a recent panel at Michigan State University.
Book edited by Takahashi and Rosenthal
Knight Center research director Bruno Takahashi has co-edited a volume titled Environmental Communication Among Minority Populations.