The Third Era of Environmental Journalism: An analysis of award-winning environmental reporting.
Research Mentor(s)
Nielsen, Carolyn
Description
Environmental journalism was sparked in the late 1960s and early 1970s during a time of increasing interest in environmental protection and regulation. With the onset of such interests, coverage of major environmental disasters took place and the birth of a new beat of journalism was born. Environmental journalism is defined by the coverage of the environment, starting off as a beat of event based reporting, and transitioning into in-depth analysis of growing complex environmental problems. Over the past 20 years, the transition from in-depth reporting comes with increasing technology and the wide spread use of the internet. The third wave of environmental journalism takes on new technologies, providing interactive web-based story platforms to explain the most complex of issues.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
15-5-2015 10:00 AM
End Date
15-5-2015 2:00 PM
Department
Journalism
Genre/Form
student projects; posters
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Environmental reporting; Information technology
Type
Image
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this documentation for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
The Third Era of Environmental Journalism: An analysis of award-winning environmental reporting.
Environmental journalism was sparked in the late 1960s and early 1970s during a time of increasing interest in environmental protection and regulation. With the onset of such interests, coverage of major environmental disasters took place and the birth of a new beat of journalism was born. Environmental journalism is defined by the coverage of the environment, starting off as a beat of event based reporting, and transitioning into in-depth analysis of growing complex environmental problems. Over the past 20 years, the transition from in-depth reporting comes with increasing technology and the wide spread use of the internet. The third wave of environmental journalism takes on new technologies, providing interactive web-based story platforms to explain the most complex of issues.