{"id":10405,"date":"2019-12-02T12:14:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metcalfinstitute.org\/?page_id=10405"},"modified":"2022-04-26T16:18:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:18:57","slug":"alumni-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/alumni-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Metcalf Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The experiences gained at Metcalf are invaluable \u2013 I\u2019ve been able to connect and build relationships with journalists and experts in science who\u2019ve shared their knowledge and new and innovative ways to decipher science and research. I plan to use my new resources and motivation in relating climate change issues that are not covered in general news to a global TV audience. &nbsp;<\/em>\u2013\u2013 Ginger Vaughn, CCTV Americas<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Hind, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: bold\">Alumni Profiles<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/ezra-david-romero\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1211\/Ezra-David-Romero-101x151-1-e1608149442974.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/ezra-david-romero\/\">Ezra David Romero<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Environment reporter Ezra David Romero understands the struggles of those disproportionately impacted by climate change. \u201cI grew up in a poor, marginalized community in Northern California\u2019s Central Valley,\u201d says Romero.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/emily-atkin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1211\/Emily-Atkin-102x151-1-e1608149488572.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/emily-atkin\/\">Emily Atkin<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Climate change creates a sense of urgency and uncertainty for many. But for climate journalist Emily Atkin, her frustration over the response to the crisis speaks to another emotion: anger. \u201cAnger about the inaction and injustices behind this crisis is a key emotion in fighting the major forces that have been preventing climate action for [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/alumni-profiles\/\" title=\"\">Read more alumni profiles<\/a>\n<hr>\n<h2>Alumni Reporting<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/03\/23\/1088169690\/a-highly-contagious-and-lethal-bird-flu-strain-is-spreading-across-parts-of-the\">A Highly Contagious and Lethal Bird Flu Strain is Spreading Across Parts of the U.S.<\/a><br \/>\nKatie Peikes, NPR,&nbsp;March 23, 2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/cop\/un-climate-report-urges-world-adapt-now-or-suffer-later-2022-02-28\/\">UN Climate Report Urges World To Adapt Now, Or Suffer Later<\/a><br \/>\nJake Spring, Reuters,&nbsp;February 28, 2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/27\/climate\/supreme-court-will-hear-biggest-climate-change-case-in-a-decade.html\">Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade<\/a><br \/>\nCoral Davenport, The New York Times,&nbsp;February 27, 2022<\/p>\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/alumni-reporting\/\" title=\"\">Read more alumni stories<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The experiences gained at Metcalf are invaluable \u2013 I\u2019ve been able to connect and build relationships with journalists and experts in science who\u2019ve shared their knowledge and new and innovative ways to decipher science and research. 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