@KnightCenter

MSU’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism teaches student and professional journalists how to better report on the world’s most important beat.

 East Lansing, Mich.
j-school.jrn.msu.edu/kc/
Joined January 2014
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The Food Fix@msufoodfix4 Nov 2019
Helping immigrants and refugees find community through gardening msufoodfix.wordpress.com/201…
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Knight Center senior associate director writes on intersection of faith, farm and carbon offsets. ncronline.org/news/earthbeat…

On the train to Omaha: Why individual action on climate change matters

Commentary: When we base purchasing decisions on a response to a planetary crisis, we hope that if enough of us do the same, we may stave it off. It's a reasonable assumption. Is it enough?

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Follow the money, but watch out for lawsuits. Three investigative reporters give advice recently at the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference. knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201… #SEJ2019

Follow the money, carefully - Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

By Andrew Blok Three journalists recently shared hard-won lessons from reporting on environmental regulation and enforcement. Economic records are valuable, but be careful, they told a room full of...

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Climate change, taxes, religion. Recipe for explosive conversation or enlightened environmental policy? Churches see the light. #enviroreads greatlakesecho.org/2019/08/1…
Our university news networks, relationships are key part of nonprofit news sector. knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201… @RebeccaPoulson @MSUHub

Knight Center students provide real news now - Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

University journalism plays significant role in non-profit news.

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Knight Center faculty's two-cents on two-sentence research descriptions knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201…

Knight Center faculty gives advice on explaining research - Knight Center for Environmental...

Knight Center Associate Director David Poulson was cited recently in an article on expanding possibilities for STEM students. His advice on explaining research: “You only need 2 sentences. Tell...

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Going wide is going deep. Interdisciplinarity, academia, the toughest beat in the newsroom. knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201…

Going wide is going deep in journalism, academia, science, life - Knight Center for Environmental...

Going wide is surely as important as going deep. Knowing how things relate, integrate, connect is valuable to scientists, academics, journalists and all of us.

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@KnightCenter students investigate coal ash pollution in #GreatLakes h/t @insideclimate @EnviroIntegrity @jbruggers greatlakesecho.org/2019/06/0…

Coal ash contamination common across the Great Lakes

In the Great Lakes region, coal ash polluted groundwater at 73 of 80 monitored sites.

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#StudentJournalists: Only 3 days left to enter @SEJorg "Excellence in Environmental Journalism" awards for HS & university students. Win cash & a free trip to #SEJ2019 at @ColoradoStateU. Spread the word & celebrate #YOSJ sej.org/initiatives/awards-f…

SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories. $500 for first-place winners; $250 for second-place winners in all categories. Includes a...

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Monday, 4/1, is the FINAL day to enter SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Cash prizes and overall best wins the Nina Mason Pulliam Award: $10,000 plus expenses to attend #SEJ2019 SEJ's Annual Conference, Fort Collins, CO. All you need to know: goo.gl/j47RZS

SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories. $500 for first-place winners; $250 for second-place winners in all categories. Includes a...

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#SEJ dramatically increased prizes for students who win annual environmental journalism awards. They include expenses annual conference in Colorado and big $ to winners. sej.org/initiatives/awards-f…

SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories. $500 for first-place winners; $250 for second-place winners in all categories. Includes a...

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Celebrate Year of Student Journalists. Enter new student award category in the annual #SEJ outstanding environmental journalism contest sej.org/initiatives/awards-f…

SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories. $500 for first-place winners; $250 for second-place winners in all categories. Includes a...

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Looks like plenty to keep environmental journalists busy in the year ahead. sej.org/publications/sej-new… #SEJORG

Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy &...

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MSU J-School alum recognized for making science publicly accessible knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201…

MSU J-School alum recognized for making global science accessible to the public - Knight Center for...

“My job is to let people see if there is a place for them in [science] and to let them have access to it,” says Sue Nichols, assistant director for Michigan State University’s Center for Systems...

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As the Trump admin blocked and bullied journalists, @SEJorg confronted these challenges to press freedom and defended the crucial work of environmental reporters. With your support, SEJ's Freedom of Information task force will keep speaking out in 2019. sej.org/help-environmental-j… …

Help Environmental Journalists Hold Governments Accountable

Every presidential administration tries to influence the press — and sometimes can even stand in the way of reporters doing their jobs. But no previous administration has ever labeled reporters the...

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We're featuring stories produced by Chileans who attended a recent Knight Center workshop. Today: The challenges facing both the U.S. and Chile in protecting people from health threats posed by eating contaminated fish and other aquatic organisms. knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201…

Contaminated fish threaten human health in U.S., Chile - Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

By Rocío Cano Muñoz Next to the Flint River in Flint, Michigan, is a park full of trees with a plaque that commemorates the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. The sound of the water flowing through that...

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Come lead a great journalism faculty. careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job…
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Deadline looms Nov. 15 for newswriting grants from the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Grants up to $5,000 given for journalism projects covering U.S. drinking water or stormwater issues. sej.org/initiatives/fund-for…

Fund for Environmental Journalism

Fri, Jan 19 was the extended deadline to apply for SEJ story grants of up to $5,000 on the clean energy transition in the U.S. Story proposals on electrification in local communities were encouraged,...

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Journalists strive to make climate change relevant now. knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201…

Journalists challenged to make climate change today’s news - Knight Center for Environmental...

By: Alexandria Iacobelli Add another category to sex, religion and politics on the list of things not to talk about at the dinner table. “Climate change is the fourth topic to avoid,” said Edward...

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Four steps for reporting on the urban environment. knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/201…

Covering the urban environment in four steps - Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

By Anntaninna Biondo There wasn’t a Patagonia vest in sight at a recent annual conference for the Society of Environmental Journalists in Flint. The conference brought attention to complex environm...

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