Part 8 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Bernadette Woods Placky (Speaker) Chief Meteorologist and Climate Matters Director, Climate Central, Climate Matters in the Newsroom
Part 7 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Meera Subramanian (Speaker) Barron Visiting Prof of Environment & Humanities , Princeton University
Part 6 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Luke Runyon (Speaker) KUNC, Community Radio for Northern Colorado
Part 5 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Chuck Kutscher (Speaker) University of Colorado
Part 4 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Susan Hassol (Moderator and Speaker) Climate Communication
Part 3 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Brad Udall (Speaker) Senior Scientist/Scholar, Colorado State University
Part 2 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Scott Denning (Speaker) Climate Scientist and Professor of Atmospheric Science, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, Colorado State University
Part 1 of the Climate Reporting Master Class, Presented by Climate Matters in the Newsroom Ed Maibach (Speaker) George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication
Part 5 of the Wednesday Workshop: Covering Indian Country, Public Lands and Environmental Justice in the West Public Lands Reporting From the Extremes: How to Cover Holistically This panel will talk with reporters and editors covering anti-government groups, anti-American Indian organizations and other extremists, which often coalesce around conflicts over public land. Who is the public, and how does that echo through extreme views? Whose land is at the center of the debate, and whose land was i...
Part 4 of the Wednesday Workshop: Covering Indian Country, Public Lands and Environmental Justice in the West Mining Public Records for Stories on Public Lands News is about change, and there’s been a whole lotta change in the management of U.S. public lands lately. The Trump administration is moving to open millions of acres to oil and gas development and recently put an outspoken critic of public lands in power at the Bureau of Land Management. This session will offer tips on how to dig out st...
Part 3 of the Wednesday Workshop: Covering Indian Country, Public Lands and Environmental Justice in the West Attracting and Supporting Indigenous Staff Whether your newsroom is new to covering Indigenous communities or you have experienced reporters on staff with connections to tribal affairs, the choices your newsroom makes can lead to success or ruin. This panel will offer practical advice for attracting, supporting and retaining reporters with experience in Indian Country with the goal of bu...
Part 2 of the Wednesday Workshop: Covering Indian Country, Public Lands and Environmental Justice in the West Hispanic Culture and Environmental Justice in the West From early Spanish explorers, Mestizos and recent Latin American immigrants, the West has a long storied history of Hispanic and Latino culture. But, increasingly, racism and environmental injustices plague many communities. Panelists will discuss the intersection of social, cultural, economic and environmental justice issues in Hisp...
Part 1 of the Wednesday Workshop: Covering Indian Country, Public Lands and Environmental Justice in the West #1 Covering Indian Country and Tribal Affairs Experienced reporters share practical tips on how to cover Indigenous communities and produce culturally competent, high-impact work. From picking stories to maintaining relationships with communities, this panel will be ideal for newsrooms looking to cover tribal affairs effectively. Moderator: Nick Martin , Staff Writer, The New Republic Sp...
Speakers Juliet Eilperin (Moderator) Senior National Affairs Correspondent, The Washington Post Whit Fosburgh (Speaker) TRCP John Freemuth (Speaker) Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Cecil Andrus Endowed Chair of Environment and Public Lands, Boise State University Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Speaker) Lecturer, American Indian Studies, California State University San Marcos Shea Loper (Speaker) Director, U.S. Government Relations, Encana Corporation William Perry Pendley (Speaker) Deputy Dir...
Speakers Lisa Friedman (Moderator) Reporter, Climate Desk, The New York Times Guido Girgenti (Speaker) Founding Board Member and Communications Advisor, Sunrise Movement Mandy Gunasekara (Speaker) Founder, Energy 45 Fund, and former Principle Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Heather McTeer Toney (Speaker) National Field Director, Moms Clean Air Force, and former Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, U.S. Environmental Protectio...
Speakers Thomas Hayden (Moderator) Professor of the Practice, Environmental Communication Program, Stanford University Adina Abeles (Speaker ) Stanford University Emily Atkin (Speaker) Author and Founder, HEATED Patrick Chandler (Speaker) Environmental Communication Researcher, University of Colorado, Boulder Perla Trevizo (Speaker) Environmental Affairs Reporter, Houston Chronicle Description The environmental beat is inherently complex, often uncertain and it can manipulated. We have tools to ...
Speakers Mitch Tobin (Moderator) The Water Desk Heather Hansman (Speaker ) Freelance Journalist Jim Lochhead (Speaker ) Chief Executive Officer/Manager, Denver Water Brad Udall (Speaker ) Senior Scientist/Scholar, Colorado State University Daryl Vigil (Speaker) Interim Executive Director, Ten Tribes Partnership and Water Administrator, Jicarilla Apache Nation Description The Colorado River and its tributaries are the lifeblood for 40 million people and a $1.4 trillion economy, but the region's w...
Speakers James Bruggers (Moderator) News Reporter, InsideClimate News Steve Alexander (Speaker ) The Association of Plastic Recyclers Eugene Chen (Speaker ) John K. Stille Endowed Chair and Millennial Professor of Polymer Science & Sustainability, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Judith Enck (Speaker ) Visiting Professor, Bennington College, Founder of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator Description With oceans choking in plastic waste and new research fin...
Speakers Theresa Braine (Moderator) Breaking News, National Desk, New York Daily News Matt Brown (Speaker) The Associated Press Ron Cohen (Speaker) Emeritus Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines Dan Elliott (Speaker) Associated Press Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Speaker) Lecturer, American Indian Studies, California State University San Marcos Description In August 2015, three million gallons of contaminated mining wastewater broke through a plug of rock and ...
Speakers Gloria Dickie (Moderator) Freelance Journalist Roger-Mark DeSouza (Speaker) President and Chief Executive Officer, Sister Cities International Richard Grossman (Speaker ) Population Matters! Wudan Yan (Speaker) Independent Journalist Description Why do so many journalists struggle to write about the "population problem"? The data shows that having one fewer children in developed countries is the best way to reduce carbon emissions via personal choice, and yet many stories fail to mentio...
Speakers Georgina Gustin (Moderator) Reporter, InsideClimate News Ben Lilliston (Speaker) Director of Rural Strategies and Climate Change, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Keith Paustian (Speaker ) University Distinguished Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, and Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University Ernie Shea (Speaker ) President, Solutions from the Land Description Farmers are on the frontline of climate change, at the mercy o...
Speakers Catherine Traywick (Moderator) Editor, Oil Trading Americas, Bloomberg Kiah Collier (Speaker ) Reporter and Associate Editor, The Texas Tribune Naveena Sadasivam (Speaker ) Staff Writer, Grist Description The Green New Deal. The decline of coal. The shale revolution. The biggest environmental stories of our time are essentially tales of economic disruption. Reporters covering these monumental shifts should understand the financial forces that are driving such changes, as well as their c...
Speakers Ben Storrow (Moderator) Reporter, E&E News Joe Aldina (Speaker) Director, Global Coal Market Research, S&P Global Platts Robert Godby (Speaker) Associate Professor, College of Business Department of Economics and Finance, and Director, Energy Economics & Public Policies Center, University of Wyoming Erin Overturf (Speaker) Deputy Director, Clean Energy Program, Western Resource Advocates Suzanne Tegen (Speaker) Assistant Director, Center for New Energy Economy, Colorado Stat...
Speakers Brian Bienkowski (Moderator) Senior Editor, Environmental Health News Patricia Hunt (Speaker ) Washington State University Tamarra James-Todd (Speaker ) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Lynne Peeples (Speaker ) Freelance Science Journalist Johanna Rochester (Speaker ) Technical Specialist, ICF Description Scientists keep warning us, common chemicals we're all exposed to — in food, cosmetics, hygiene products, furniture — are altering our hormones and spurring diseases. Much lik...
Speakers Bruce Finley (Moderator) Denver Post environment writer - panel moderator John Fielder (Speaker) Landscape Photographer, Conservationist and Rivers Advocate Matt Rice (Speaker) Director, Colorado River Basin Program, American Rivers Brad Udall (Speaker) Senior Scientist/Scholar, Colorado State University Reagan Waskom (Speaker) Director, Colorado Water Center, Colorado State University Brad Wind (Speaker) General Manager, Northern Water Description Colorado's population growth and devel...
Speakers Kyla Mandel (Moderator) Editor, Climate Team, ThinkProgress Jolie Breeden (Speaker) Lead Editor and Science Communicator, Natural Hazards Center Ana Campoy (Speaker ) Nieman Fellow, Harvard University Mark Schleifstein (Speaker ) Environment Reporter, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Description The past few years have seen increasingly devastating natural disasters, from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico to Camp Fire in California. But as the events pile up, and the news cycl...
Speakers Gloria Gonzalez (Moderator) Managing Editor, Industry Dive Craig Ebert (Speaker) President, Climate Action Reserve Scott Edwards (Speaker) Legal Director, Food & Water Watch Toby Janson-Smith (Speaker) Chief Innovation Officer, Verra Maggie Monast (Speaker) Senior Manager, Economic Incentives, Working Lands, Environmental Defense Fund Description Can the market save the environment? Whether we're talking about climate, water or food, the debate over market-based incentives versus go...
Speakers Michael Kodas (Moderator) Freelance Author and Photojournalist Jennifer Balch (Speaker) Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder Tony Cheng (Speaker) Director, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Chela Garcia (Speaker) Director of Conservation Programs, Hispanic Access Foundation Rod Moraga (Speaker) Fire Behavior Analyst, Prescribed Burning Trainer and Chief Executive Officer, Anchor Point Group LLC George Wuerthner (Speaker) Public Lands Media Des...
Speakers Emily Gertz (Moderator) Journalist and Entrepreneur Lyndsey Gilpin (Speaker ) Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Southerly Tina Griego (Speaker) Managing Editor/Columnist, The Colorado Independent Robert McClure (Speaker ) Co-Founder and Executive Director, InvestigateWest Description Since 2014, layoffs and shut-downs across cable TV, newspapers large and small, and even digital news darlings like VICE, BuzzFeed and HuffPost, have put nearly 10,000 people out of salaried news jobs. It’s clea...
Speakers Rich Blaustein (Moderator) Freelance Science, Environmental and Legal Journalist John Field (Speaker) Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University Keith Paustian (Speaker) University Distinguished Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, and Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University Kevin Schaefer (Speaker) Research Scientist III and Lead Scientist for NSIDC Science Team, National Snow and Ice Data Ce...
