Research Catalog

Title

Green ink : an introduction to environmental journalism / by Michael Frome.

Author

Frome, Michael.

Publication

Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah Press, [1998], ©1998.

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Description

xvi, 204 pages; 23 cm

Summary

• "Equal parts anecdote, advice, personal testimony, and nuts and bolts instruction, Green Ink will inspire all who care about the environment. Having encountered censorship and dismissal for his unstinting defense of the environment, Michael Frome writes with passion and conviction about advocacy journalism.
• He reports candidly on the rewards and challenges to be expected in its pursuit, noting the important contributions of such varied voices as Rachel Carson and Bernard DeVoto, John Muir and Edward Abbey, William Cullen Bryant and Walt Whitman, Studs Terkel and Aldo Leopold, as well as many contemporary investigative environmental writers. Green Ink serves as a valuable primer for those who aspire to write about the environmental issues and crises facing us today."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Environmental protection > Press coverage

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index.

Contents

1. Facing the Downside in the Media's Message -- 2. On the Upside, the Positive "Power of the Press" -- 3. It's More than Reporting and Writing, but a Way of Living -- 4. There Is No Dispassionate Objectivity -- 5. Beyond Objectivity, Passion Counts -- 6. Be Literate, and a Risk Taker, Too -- 7. When Journalists Speak Truth to Power -- 8. You Can't Make an Omelet without Breaking Eggs -- 9. Finding Hope in the Classroom -- 10. The Story That Evolved into a Career -- 11. History and Ethics Help to "Write Whole" -- 12. Take One Step at a Time -- 13. Stories Are Where You Find Them -- 14. Conducting Interviews and Investigations -- 15. The Essential Computer -- 16. How to Ask the Science Questions -- 17. Freelancers Rise Early (or Stay Up Late) -- 18. Coming Opportunity in Alternative Media -- 19. Building a Career - Everybody Comes in Somewhere -- 20. Toward the Green Tomorrow.

ISBN

• 0874805821 (alk. paper)
• 0874805848

LCCN

98038062

OCLC

ocm39634011

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries