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On Canoes, Pine Trees, and Volcanoes: The Importance of Eyewitness Observation in Environmental Journalism
By: Mark Neužil There are three critical components of environmental journalism: observation, research, and description. Of the three, in my experience as a journalist and journalism teacher, eyewitness observation is the piece that is most likely undervalued and, in some cases, ignored altogether. Most… Continue Reading “On Canoes, Pine Trees, and Volcanoes: The Importance of Eyewitness Observation in Environmental Journalism”
Photo of the Week: Francis Ludlow
These images show a piece of ancient Irish oak wood, in which the ring-widths can be counted and measured for size. Bigger size equals better growing conditions, and this piece of wood happens to span one of the most famous episodes of extreme climate… Continue Reading “Photo of the Week: Francis Ludlow”
Photo of the Week – Ingo K. Heidbrink
The remains of the Norwegian whaling station ‘Hector Whaling Company’ and the British Research Station ‘Deception Island – Base B’ at Whalers Bay on Deception Island were destroyed by volcanic eruptions in 1967 and 1969. Today they serve as a monument for the whaling… Continue Reading “Photo of the Week – Ingo K. Heidbrink”
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