Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06838
Notes:
246 pages., Concise how-to book that offers advice about how to cover various aspects of community life and activity at the local level. Some sections involve coverage of environment, natural resources and land records.
USA: Metcalfe Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Office of Marine Programs, Narragansett, RI.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27891
2 pages., Research summary online via the North American Association for Environmental Education., Author used a three-component data collection frame. Findings suggested that "very little training exists at the college level; almost 80% of schools with communication or journalism programs did not offer any courses described as directly or indirectly about the environment. Nevertheless, almost 80% of surveyed students thought coursework in environmental reporting was somewhat important, important, or very important. Furthermore, of the news article published in campus papers, under 2% covered environmental topics, which the researcher rated as "typically simplistic and local(typically campus) in geographic scale.
3 pages., Online via publication website., A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) meteorologist comments on reactions she gets from viewers, listeners, and readers in her coverage of natural disasters, climate, and related weather topics.
Chawkins, Steve (author) and Frazier, Deborah (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C23126
Notes:
Pages 1-39 in Paul F. Nowak, Christopher C. Hamilton, Lisa V. Bardwell and Amy B. Kuras (eds.), Environmental journalism: the best from the Meeman Archive. 265 pages., Series published in the Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado.
