2023 Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists

2023 Theme: Achieving an equitable transition to clean energy

The 2023 Annual Workshop explored the natural, social, and engineering research guiding an equitable transition to clean energy. Fellows dove deep into issues such as the promise and challenge of using clean energy, the Inflation Reduction Act’s opportunities and impact, community and governmental response to the clean energy transition, and more.

As climate change has become a more frequent issue of concern, newsrooms have adjusted by incorporating more coverage of environmental change and its impacts. Unfortunately, many reporters and editors lack the background, sources, and confidence to cover these stories with the depth and nuance they require. Metcalf Institute’s Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists is designed to address this gap, and to be a valuable resource for journalists working in a wide variety of beats. We welcome applicants who specialize in areas such as business, finance, technology, policy, politics, etc, as climate change shapes all of these fields with ever-increasing urgency.

The 2023 Workshop was conducted both virtually and in person at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI. We met in person June 11-16, 2023, and virtually on June 21, 23, 28, and 30 for a two-hour Zoom panel presentation each day between 12 and 2 p.m. ET.

Thanks to Metcalf Institute’s endowment and the generosity of private donors, the fellowships include full tuition.

The following journalists were part of the 2023 Metcalf Fellowship cohort: