by FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU | Apr 7, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Journalism
Reporting on the environment and climate has acquired an unprecedented importance in recent years, as climate change has heightened environmental concerns across the world. More media outlets in the United States and elsewhere in the world have begun to hire reporters...
by FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU | Mar 30, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Personal Reflections
A first-time visitor to Grand Marais might be surprised to see solar panels installed on house roofs, simply because this icy small town is a long way from the Sun Belt. But first impressions are often misleading. Spending three nights in Grand Marais showed me that...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Mar 26, 2023 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Issues, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, Sustainability, WPI Activities
Agriculture and environment reporters from Iowa share the challenges of covering the politically sensitive topic of climate change, and how it impacts the state’ communities and people’s daily...
by Hakeem Irfan | Sep 3, 2019 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Environmental Issues, Food Security, Political Coverage
Minneapolis: Climate change is not fake news. U.S. President Donald Trump may have skipped the G-7 meeting in France over climate change, but cannot avoid the reality of destruction he is staring into as Hurricane Dorian descends on the Caribbean and country. This...
by Gergő Plankó | Aug 31, 2019 | American Presidency, Environmental Issues, Politics
“Believe the scientists, we have 12 years left to save the environment” doesn’t sound like the usual rallying cry from a politician, but this was exactly what Bernie Sanders was saying to a cheering audience during his campaign event at the Minnesota State Fair....
by Kate Bartlett | Aug 30, 2019 | American Presidency, Environmental Issues, International Health, Personal Reflections, Political Coverage, Presidential Election
Unlike a lot of politicians, Bernie Sanders doesn’t mince his words. “It is absolutely imperative that we defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country,” said Sanders, one of a large group of Democrats hoping to be their party’s candidate in next...