{"id":20168,"date":"2020-12-16T13:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T18:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metcalfinstitute.org\/?p=20168"},"modified":"2021-03-01T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T16:01:06","slug":"20168-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/20168-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gain Insights and Tools to Break Local Climate Change Stories<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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People often tend to think about climate change on a global scale, but this can hide the fact that these environmental shifts affect our daily lives in countless ways. Your news audiences need to know about the local impacts that directly impact their health and safety, quality of life, and wallets.<\/p>\n

As climate change has become a more frequent issue of concern, all newsrooms have had to adjust<\/a> 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\u2019s Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists is designed to address this gap.<\/p>\n

From public health risks like poor air quality and excessive heat to deficient infrastructure that wasn\u2019t built to withstand record winds and flooding, climate change is a local story happening in the back yards of all news audiences.  Do you have the sources and understanding of science to uncover these stories? Do you know the most effective and inclusive ways to report on the disproportionate effects of climate change on people of color and vulnerable communities?<\/p>\n

Metcalf Institute will explore these issues at its 23rd<\/sup> Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists. Metcalf Fellows will gain a solid foundation in the fundamentals of research practice, climate science, and adaptation measures from leading researchers and policymakers.<\/p>\n

Metcalf Institute strives to create a diverse group of Fellows; journalists of color are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 23rd<\/sup> Annual Workshop is designed to help Fellows gain new insights, sources and resources to aid their reporting, expand peer networks with journalists from around the globe, and produce accurate and contextualized reporting on globally relevant environmental issues. The 2021 Workshop will be conducted virtually due to ongoing public health concerns about the coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on effective methods for remote learning and to accommodate Fellows\u2019 schedules, the workshop will be offered over two weeks beginning on May 24, 2021, during the afternoons of Eastern Standard Time (approximately 1pm-5pm EST):<\/p>\n