Environmental Journalism, 2nd Sem, 2023-2023
| Week | Activity | Sources / Reading Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Week 01 | Problem Tree – Identify a problem connected to the ocean. Determine the causes for these problems and then the causes for these causes. Outputs to be submitted in PDF format. Use the Contact Form below to submit your work. Make sure you input your email address correctly. In the subject section, please type “Week 1.” | United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) |
| Week 02 | Students are asked to synthesize the following readings. Part 1 · The Rise of Environmental Journalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America · In the Crosshairs: The Perils of environmental journalism · The Education Needs of Environmental Journalists Part 2 · Environmental Journalism and Environmental Sustainability in Southeast Asia | Ask for access to the folder here. |
| Week 03 | The Ocean Decade and Ocean Literacy: Part I 1. An Overview 2. Public Benefits of the Ocean 3. Sustainability Challenges | Lecture taken from these sources: – UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe – Dr. Francesca Santoro, program specialist at International Oceanographic Commission-UNESCO – Kerstin Forsberg, ocean literacy consultant at IOC-UNESCO – Ryan Smith, CNN International – Vinicius Lindoso, IOC-UNESCO – Ana Vitoria Tereza, IOC-UNESCO |
| Week 04 | The Ocean Decade and Ocean Literacy: Part II 1. Ways Forward 2. Developing Ocean Stories Students were given their assigned town/city for their midterm exam/project. Instructions: You are each assigned a town/city. Interview somebody (politician, scientist, advocate, NGO worker, writer) from that town/city about an environmental issue they are facing or an environmental program that is helping the community. Through Zoom or face-to-face interviews, you will record this interviews. Edit your interviews into a 5-minute interview. YOU WILL NOT WRITE A STORY FOR NOW. If you are going to do face-to-face interviews, please make sure both your professor and the class governor knows about this. The class governor will acquire a travel order and insurance for the class. | Lecture taken from these sources: – UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe – Dr. Francesca Santoro, program specialist at International Oceanographic Commission-UNESCO – Kerstin Forsberg, ocean literacy consultant at IOC-UNESCO – Ryan Smith, CNN International – Vinicius Lindoso, IOC-UNESCO – Ana Vitoria Tereza, IOC-UNESCO |
| Week 05 | Class Suspension due to Cagsawa Festival | No assignment was given. |
| Week 06 | Solutions Journalism 1. What is solutions what journalism? (Or how do I know it’s a solutions journalism story?) 2. Why do solutions journalism? 3. What are the steps in writing a solutions journalism story? 4. How are interviews for a solutions journalism story conduction? | Assignment Read the following solutions journalism stories: 1. July 2022 – What the Weeds Are Telling Us by Ragan Sutterfield 2. January 2024 – Houses that breathe- Vietnamese architects turning the tide to tackle climate change 3. February 2024 – Rising sea levels have Northwest tribe rebuilding life on higher ground |
| Non-Required/Further Reading | 1. The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of, Part I 2. The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of, Part II 3. The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of, Part III 4. Green Ink: An Introduction to Environmental Journalism |