Based on the frequency of news coverage about polluted soil or buildings in Chicago, you might think there really isn't much of that here. After all, only a single EPA National Priorities List site exists in Chicago. But it was tough to get listed because the city would rather not have those blemishes on its … Continue reading Chicago: the greenest city *snicker*
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Bobby Kennedy, Jr. liveblog transcript
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at my school this morning, at an environmental conference. Had to post a stock photo because I don't yet have a camera... I ate breakfast with him before his speech, basically a preview of the kinds of things he was gonna say, then live-blogged the speech itself on twitter.com/greenletters. The … Continue reading Bobby Kennedy, Jr. liveblog transcript
Published!
The Lammers site pollution investigation has finally seen the light of day. Beavercreek is running it as a 3-part series on Thursdays, starting yesterday. Xenia, Fairborn and Bellbrook are running it as a 3-part series on Fridays starting today. Wilmington is running it as a 2-part series, today and Saturday. (Since this post was first … Continue reading Published!
Superfund multimedia extravaganza!
Or at least, that's what I call my textual-visual-auditory, multi-platform news story about the nearest Superfund site to me, Lammers Barrel Factory. In case you didn't get to see the TV news package a couple weeks ago, here it is again. (If the video's still squished, pardon me. The fix is on the way.) But … Continue reading Superfund multimedia extravaganza!
TV news pollution report
I produced this TV news package for a newswriting class this semester. I'm currently working on a full-blown cross-platform version of this story. That'll include a web (text) version as well as three radio stories, a slideshow, SMS updates, PDF copies of official documents, extended "directors cut" interviews and more. Sadly, until I can render … Continue reading TV news pollution report
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