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Fri, 2011-12-16

More than 170 people gathered for the first Climate Communications Day, organized by Internews amid the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Summit in Durban...

Thu, 2011-11-17

When scientists, journalists and academics gather in December at this year's UNFCCC Climate Change Summit in South Africa, we will bring together hundreds of media and communication professionals at a special event to look at...

Sat, 2011-10-15

European journalists got a taste of the complex world of oceans and seafood last week, participating in a conference on the EU Common Fisheries Policy in Dublin conducted by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN). Fourteen journalists...

Tue, 2011-10-11

The Earth Journalism Network has established a small grants fund with flexible spending guidelines that will invest in strategic opportunities for media development, build the capacities of local environmental journalism networks and their...

Thu, 2011-10-06

The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) has awarded journalists from 14 countries with fellowships to attend crucial UN talks in Durban that could spell the demise or rebirth of the Kyoto Protocol.

Fri, 2011-09-02

The Third Pole Project of chinadialogue and the Earth Journalism Network is organizing a three-day Media Workshop on Climate Change Effects in the Yarlung Zangbo/Brahmaputra Basin for journalists from Bangladesh, China and India from October 14-16 2011....

Wed, 2011-08-03

Journalists and communicators from around the Amazon region explored the area’s biodiversity, the causes of deforestation and how to use Google mapping tools to explain it all in an innovative workshop carried out last week by Internews, O Eco and the Articulación Regional Amazónica (ARA).

Mon, 2011-07-11

By James Fahn, Executive Director of the Earth Journalism Network

Several Middle Eastern countries are pouring money into research; will it work?

Wed, 2011-06-15

The Climate Change Media Partnership published a briefing paper that recommends ways for policymakers to support a better class of climate change journalism that is relevant to local audiences, builds public awareness of the issues and contributes to improved policymaking. It is...

Tue, 2011-06-07

Members find strength -- and challenges -- in numbers, writes EJN Executive Director James Fahn in his monthly column for the Columbia Journalism Review. Over the last two decades, similar associations have proliferated, bringing together journalists who cover environmental issues. An informal...

Tue, 2011-05-03

By James Fahn, Executive Director of the Earth Journalism Network

Violence and threats severely restrain environmental coverage in much of the world

Fri, 2011-04-22

As the world prepares to mark Earth Day, we celebrate the media professionals who strive to get information about the environment and climate change to those who need it most, every day.  Our network includes journalists like Patrick Luganda, a media trainer and...

Tue, 2011-04-05

By James Fahn, Executive Director of the Earth Journalism Network

Crisis tests media’s ability to frame nuclear debate in a world beset by energy risks

Mon, 2011-03-14

Current events unfolding in Japan are a reminder that accurate reporting on scientific and environmental issues such as nuclear power is critical, especially in a time of crisis. In difficult circumstances, rumors and misinformation can spread rapidly, making a bad situation even worse.

Tue, 2011-03-01

By James Fahn, Executive Director of the Earth Journalism Network

Despite audience fatigue, interest remains stronger than ever in the most vulnerable countries