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Main Title Communicating on climate change : an essential resource for journalists, scientists, and educators /
Author Ward, Bud.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Menezes, Sunshine.
Publisher Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography,
Year Published 2008
OCLC Number 311097091
ISBN 9781607254478; 1607254476
Subjects Communication in climatology--Congresses ; Climatic changes--Press coverage--Congresses ; Science news--Congresses ; Climatic changes--Congresses ; Climatic changes--Information resources--Congresses ; Global environmental change--Congresses
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://www.metcalfinstitute.org/dl/CommunicatingOnClimateChange.pdf
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
Checkout
Status
ELBM  QC902.9.W37 2008 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 08/05/2016
EOAM  QC902.9.W37 2008 Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO 01/25/2016
ERAM  QC981.8.C5 W37 2008 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 10/05/2009
Collation ix, 74 pages ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-74). Supported by National Science Foundation
Contents Notes
Executive summary. Revisiting 'A discernible human influence' / Benjamin D. Santer -- Background and nature of the workshops. Science to media : catch-up to, but don't get ahead of, the science / Anthony Broccoli -- Science for journalists. Scientific education of climate science writers through pedagogical use of artful sound bites / Jerry Mahlman -- Journalism for scientists. 'Mediarology' : the role of climate scie[n]tists in debunking climate change myths / Stephen H. Schneider ; Hot words / Andrew C. Revkin -- What journalists can do. The local story on climate change is a critical one / Bruce Lieberman ; Why we don't get it / Peter Dykstra ; Climate scientists and climate 'skeptics' : deciding whom to trust / Richard C.J. Somerville. What scientists can do. Airing someone's video? Probably airing their soundbites, too? Not so fast / Jeff Burnside ; Science in a postoperative newsroom / Jeffery DelViscio -- What institutions can do. What are children being taught in school about anthropogenic climate change? / Kim Kastens and Margaret Turrin ; Credentialing for reporters covering complex issues / Jim Detjen ; Shared values of science and journalism : opportunities for improvements / Anthony D. Socci -- News executives meet with scientists -- Afterword -- Appendix A. Invited participants -- Notes. "This report is the product of a series of unprecedented workshops that brought the nation's top climate scientists and leading science and environmental journalists together to discuss media coverage and communication of climate change science"--Preface.