The Society of Environmental Journalists and the
Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at
Michigan State University announce a series of
workshops for climate scientists and environmental journalists.
Translating Science/Telling Stories
What We Talk About When We Talk About Climate Change
The scientific community has spoken loud and
clear that anthropogenic climate change is real,
its already affecting our world and worse
impacts are on the way. Across the globe, people
grapple with climate change impacts while
governments, municipalities and insurance
companies scramble to prepare for sea-level rise,
extreme rainfall, droughts and wildfire. Despite
all of this, political and public concern has nearly evaporated.
What happened? How can this disconnect be
explained? And how can journalists and scientists
raise the level of discussion without
jeopardizing their professional objectivity?
In 2012, well bring journalists and scientists
together for a series of workshops in the Great
Lakes region that explore new methods and routes
of information dissemination in an effort to
better communicate accurate and compelling and
accessible stories about climate change to the
public. The workshops will be comprised of an
equal number of journalists and scientists and
foster an informal atmosphere where members of
both professions can debate and discuss new ways
of talking about climate change.
* Cleveland -- Saturday, June 9. All-day workshop
focused on Climate Change and the Great Lakes
-- Get updates on the latest research on climate
change and Great Lakes water levels, public
health impacts and more. We will also hear from
communications scholar, Matt Nisbet, whose
Climate Shift Project is exploring ways
scientists and journalists can get climate change
communication back on the radar of their intended audiences.
*Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan-- Sunday,
July 8 Tuesday, July 10, Two-day workshop
focused on agriculture and Climate Change
-- In a series of interactive workshops, field
trips and discussions, well pair up scientists
and journalists, and in small group role-playing
scenarios, break down stereotypes and reassess
assumptions with the overriding goal of finding
new ways of reaching the public with accurate
climate change information. This two-day workshop
will also explore the projected and real
agriculture impacts of climate change in the
Great Lakes and look at the latest research from
KBS' Long-term Ecological Research program.
We are currently accepting applications for both workshops.
Applicants selected to attend will have all
expenses (travel, lodging and meals) covered.
To apply: Send a one-page letter of interest,
current CV and abstracts of 1-3 climate-related
articles to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Specify which workshop you are applying to!
Call
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Translating Science/Telling Stories Advisory Panel
Steve Curwood, Living On Earth
Tom Deitz, Michigan State University
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University
George Kling, Michigan State University
Andy Revkin, The New York Times
Terry Root, Stanford University
Steve Running, University of Montana
Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University
Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Morris Ward, editor, Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media
Angela Posada Swafford, science multi-media producer, Muy Interesante
Beth Parke, executive director, Society of Environmental Journalists
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Adam Hinterthuer
Associate Director of Program Planning -
Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources
Project Manager-
Society of Environmental Journalists
Freelance Writer
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