2 pages., Research summary via online from the North American Association for Environmental Education., Researchers interviewed 11 environmental or science journalism educators from four-year institutions and identified four common challenges: (1) keeping up with technology, (2) student interest, (3) environmental advocacy among students; and (4) lack of potential careers in the field. They suggested pre-requisites.
2 pages., Research summary online via the North American Association for Environmental Education., This study involved journalists who participated in science journalism training at the University of Rhode Island's Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting between 1999 and 2015. Researchers collected data on the effectiveness of such training by surveying 111 participating journalists about their perceptions of the training. Researchers also analyzed the content of stories published by 20 journalists before and after they participated in a week-long immersion workshop. "Results showed a number of small but positive effects..." Journalists who participated found interpersonal interactions with scientists to be the most valuable tool for their science reporting.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29124
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Via Knight Science Journalism Tracker. 1 page., Reviews coverage of efforts in California to grow canola as an edible oil and environment-improving crop.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29123
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Via Knight Science Journalism Tracker. 1 page., Reviews coverage by the Anchorage Daily News and New York Times about uses of wind energy in rural Alaska.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29122
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Via Knight Science Journalism Tracker. 2 pages., Reviews an article about residents of Kazakhstan who rode, employed and drank the milk of horses more than 5,000 years ago.