EJN 2010 Climate Media Fellowship for US Journalists

Sam Adams

Sam Adams is a freelancer and former newspaper journalist from the coalfields of eastern Kentucky. He is the author of Precious Blood (2007, Pinnacle Books), and hundreds of articles on such subjects as the environment, politics, and healthcare.

Kelly Benjamin

Kelly Benjamin is Florida native and freelance journalist who has covered climate issues for the St. Petersburg Times, WMNF Community Radio, and the Creative Loafing Newspaper chain. He is currently running for a seat on the Tampa City Council.

Suzanne Bohan

Suzanne Bohan is an award-winning science reporter for the Contra Costa Times/Bay Area News Group, and health book author. Bohan earned a master’s degree in journalism from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in biology from San Francisco State University.

Bruce Gellerman

Bruce Gellerman is the host and senior correspondent of Living on Earth. He has won over 40 national awards for environmental, financial, investigative, scientific and social affairs reporting. Bruce is also the author of the book “Massachusetts Curiosities.”

Terri Hansen

Terri Hansen, Native American journalist and long time Society of Environmental Journalists’ member is Indian Country’s key environmental journalist. Her reporting focuses on climate disruption, adaptation, resilience and the policy issues that impact indigenous communities in the U.S., and worldwide.

Alexander Kelly

Alexander Kelly, a recent graduate of the Humanities Department at Western Washington University, spent his youth in the Pacific Northwest wilderness. His coverage of last year's COP for InvestigateWest won a regional award from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Mark Malijan

Mark Malijan is an American photojournalist based in Bellingham, Washington. He specializes in covering editorial assignments and environmental policy on the local and national level. Disappointed by the results of COP15, Mark wanted to continue coverage on the global debate.

Laura Paskus

Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Laura Paskus is a freelance journalist who has been reporting on environmental issues in the southwestern United States since 2002. She’ll be reporting on the climate talks for the American Independent News Network.

Margot Roosevelt

Margot Roosevelt covers climate change and air pollution for the Los Angeles Times. She joined the Times in 2007, after working at The Washington Post, and at Time Magazine, as an environmental reporter, a political writer, and a foreign correspondent.

Gretchen Weber

Gretchen Weber is the Multimedia Producer for KQED’s Climate Watch, a multi-platform series that explores climate change science and policy from a California perspective.  She grew up in Massachusetts and now lives in San Francisco, CA.