Metcalf Institute for Marine
and Environmental Reporting Announces
Third Annual Workshop for Marine and
Environmental Journalists
Focusing on the human
impact on coastal environments, the June
2001 workshop will offer 12 fellowships
for journalists in all media.
Narragansett, R.I. -- January 3, 2001
-- The Michael P. Metcalf Institute for
Marine and Environmental Reporting is
offering 12 fellowships to journalists in
print, broadcast, and electronic media to
attend a hands-on science workshop that
focuses on the science underlying marine
and environmental issues. The five-day
workshop, "Coastal Impacts: Fisheries,
Beach Erosion, Water Pollution" will be
held at the University of Rhode Island's
Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) on
June 10-15, 2001.
During this intensive workshop,
journalists will come to GSO's
Narragansett Bay Campus to work in the
field and labs with researchers and public
policy experts to learn how scientific
research is conducted, to sharpen their
computer research skills, and to learn
about the principles and ethics that guide
scientific inquiry. The workshops
emphasize the integration of science into
public policy and the local community.
Metcalf fellows will attend lectures,
debates, and panel sessions given by
leading writers, scientists, and policy
experts.
"The Metcalf Institute offers
journalists opportunities to work directly
with scientists to learn the basics of
research," said Executive Director
Jackleen de La Harpe. "But just as
important as science education is the
informal time that writers have to talk
shop with other journalists and scientific
experts. It's an energizing experience."
The journalists who attended last
year's workshop came from the United
States, Estonia and India and work in
print, film, radio, and .com media. The
workshop covered water quality, fisheries,
and coastal geology, and included lectures
by William K. Stevens and Blaine Harden,
The New York Times, and Dr.
Margaret Leinen, Associate Director for
Geosciences, National Science Foundation,
and a panel discussion moderated by Cory
Dean, Science Editor, The New York
Times.
Journalists beginning to specialize in
environmental and marine reporting and
beat reporters who want to sharpen their
reporting skills are invited to apply for
a fellowship that provides room, board,
and tuition to attend this workshop. The
application deadline is February 26, 2001.
The Metcalf Institute was established
in 1997 with an endowment from the
foundations of three news organizations:
A.H. Belo Corporation, owner of the
Dallas Morning News and parent
company of The Providence Journal,
The Providence Journal Company, and the
Philip Graham Fund, the foundation of
The Washington Post. Additional
funding was provided by the Telaka
Foundation. The institute was established
with the intent of helping journalists
become better informed about science and
research and to strengthen communication
between journalists and scientists.
Executive Director of the Metcalf
Institute is Jackleen de La Harpe, editor
of GSO's science magazine
Maritimes. The Science Director is
Dr. Haraldur Sigurdsson, GSO Oceanography
Professor, and the Journalism Director is
Peter Lord, environmental reporter, The
Providence Journal.
For more information about the workshop
or to download an application, visit the
Metcalf Institute website at
www.gso.uri.edu/metcalf,
or contact de La Harpe at (401) 874-6211.
Contact:
Lisa
Cugini, (401) 874-6642
Jackleen
De la Harpe (401) 874-6499
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