Earth Journalism Network

Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is an Internews and Internews Europe project. Internews is an international non-profit organization.

Earth Journalism Network
FormationAugust 1, 2004
FounderJames Fahn
TypeNonprofit organization
Parent organization
Internews
Websiteearthjournalism.net

Work

Fellowships

Both independently and in partnership with other organizations, the Earth Journalism Network awards fellowships to journalists which allow them to attend conferences within the field of environmentalism. During these events, which have included several Conferences of the Parties (COPs) and Rio+20, journalists participate in activities and report on event developments for their local media outlets. Prior to and throughout these events, EJN holds workshops to train reporters on environmental journalism best practices.[1][2]

Partners

At the start of 2013, the Earth Journalism Network established a partnership with the graduate School of Communication of the University of California in Berkeley.

Murder of Hang Serei Oudom

In September 2012, the Earth Journalism Network and the Society of Environmental Journalists circulated a joint petition calling on the Cambodian government to launch a full investigation into the murder of environmental journalist Hang Serei Oudom. Oudom had been covering illegal logging activities for the local newspaper Vorakchun Khmer Daily when his body was discovered with several axe blows to the head. The New York Times’ Andrew Revkin called attention to this petition on his blog Dot Earth.[3]

Leadership

James Fahn is the executive director of Earth Journalism Network. Fahn was originally based in Thailand for nine years where he was a reporter and editor for The Nation, an English-language daily newspaper based in Bangkok.[4]

References
  1. Davis, Austin (July 30, 2009). "Earth Journalism Network sponsors worldwide contest for 15 young environmental journalists for a free trip to Copenhagen to cover the COP15 talks" (Press release). ThinkProgress.
  2. Revkin, Andrew C. (24 December 2010). "Covering Climate from Cancún to Katmandu". Dot Earth Blog. Ney York Times (blog section).
  3. Revkin, Andrew C. (22 September 2012). "Critics Press Cambodia to Fight Violence on its Forest Frontier". Dot Earth Blog. New York Times (blog section).
  4. "Interview with James Fahn". Internews. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2019-07-30.

Further reading
  • Fahn, James (2008). A Land on Fire: the Environmental Consequences of the Southeast Asian Boom. Basic Books. ISBN 9780465013432. OCLC 881566379.
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