Green Economy 2010

Resources for covering the green economy

Check out our self-guided tutorials and other coverage tips from the recent "Covering the Green Economy" seminar, which helped reporters better understand how to cover the intersection between business and the environment.

‘Nat’ sound shines in PRI award winner on green buildings

By Rosland Gammon on Aug 16, 2010 in Best Practices, Energy | Utilities | Mining, Featured, Green Economy 2010, Real estate | Econ development, Technology

Jason Margolis of PRI’s “The World” radio program won a first-place award from the Society of Environmental Journalists for his segment on green commercial buildings.
In announcing his winning entry for Outstanding Beat/In-Depth Reporting, Radio, SEJ said, “This piece stood head and shoulders above the competition for the reporter’s skill in taking a simple and increasingly [...]

Finding stories of sustainability in your inbox

By Kelly Carr on Aug 02, 2010 in Basics, Energy | Utilities | Mining, Green Economy 2010, Green Economy 2010 blog Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

In my ever-jammed inbox last week another e-newsletter lurked. I’ll admit freely that my typical response to these is a quick scan followed by a prompt delete. Unless a headline or snazzy graphic catches my attention fast, those messages usually end up in my trash.
Most journalists, I’m guessing, can relate to this system. But occasionally, there are [...]

A quick chat with John Daley on covering the environment and other big stories

By Austen Sherman on Jul 27, 2010 in Basics, Green Economy 2010, Green Economy 2010 blog, Green Economy Fellows, Presenters, Investigation Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

John Daley reports for KSL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City, and has covered everything from mine disasters to the Elizabeth Smart case.
He specializes in political, investigative and environmental reporting and was both a Knight Journalism Fellow and a Western Enterprise Reporting Fellow at Stanford University.
He was also a fellow during the Reynolds Center’s [...]

Erik Ortiz on getting down the basics of covering business

By Austen Sherman on Jul 19, 2010 in Basics, Green Economy 2010, Green Economy 2010 blog, Green Economy Fellows, Presenters Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

Erik Ortiz has covered business for the Press of Atlantic City in New Jersey for about three years. It’s a beat that has him diving into stories about the state’s economy, labor, tourism and the gaming industry.
Ortiz was also a fellow during our “Covering the Green Economy” seminar. He chatted with us about his experiences [...]

Asher Price shares the inside scoop on the environmental beat

By Austen Sherman on Jul 16, 2010 in Green Economy 2010, Green Economy 2010 blog, Green Economy Fellows, Presenters Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

Asher Price covers the environmental beat for the Austin American-Statesman. He talked to us about the challenges and rewards of reporting on one of the hottest topics around.
How did you get your start on the environmental beat?
“I had been a general assignment reporter at the Austin American-Statesman for a couple of years. It was good, interesting [...]

Keeping up with green auto writer Jim Motavalli

By Kelly Carr on Jul 14, 2010 in Beats, Best Practices, Green Economy 2010, Green Economy 2010 blog, Transportation | Airlines | Travel, Uncategorized Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

During the first day of our “Covering the Green Economy” conference, Jim Motavalli led a session to help journalists identify green auto trends. But after he was finished, he jumped right back to work.
Motavalli, a green transportation writer for a variety of publications including The New York Times and Mother Nature Network, stayed for the reminder [...]

Patrick O’Grady chats about covering the business of the environment

By Austen Sherman on Jul 13, 2010 in Green Economy 2010, Green Economy 2010 blog, Green Economy Fellows, Presenters, TrendingTopic Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

Patrick O’Grady has been a reporter in Arizona for nearly 15 years and currently works for the Phoenix Business Journal covering technology, sustainability and manufacturing. He has recently won awards for his coverage of the solar industry in Arizona.
We spoke with him about his reporting on the green economy and asked his advice for reporters [...]

Covering the Green Economy: Self-guided training

By Robin J Phillips on Jul 07, 2010 in Economy, Green Economy 2010 blog, Green Economy Fellows, Presenters, Self-guided training, Training Archives Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

“Covering the Green Economy” seminar on June 28-30, 2010.
This three-day specialized workshop was made possible by a grant from the McCormick Foundation. The program was designed to help journalists spot greenwashing, understand how to track stimulus money earmarked for “green” initiatives and get up to speed on eco-trends in a variety of industries.
The seminar’s jam-packed [...]

Got hold of a good story? Book it!

By Austen Sherman on Jun 30, 2010 in Basics, Career tips, Green Economy 2010, Green Economy 2010 blog Back to Green Seminar Blog >>

Craig Pittman from the St. Petersburg Times came back for the final presentation during lunch. Pittman is the author of two books, Paving Paradise and Manatee Insanity. Both books originated from a story that he was working on, making him an ideal person to help teach how to turn story ideas in to a [...]