An online toolkit published by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) provides resources to help journalists around the world cover nuclear issues effectively, by understanding the science and accessing proper sources to explain the underlying issues and current risks.
“News about the disasters in Japan is reverberating around the world and leading the media to reflect on the state of disaster preparedness and plans for energy development in their own countries,” says James Fahn, EJN’s executive director. “Good reporting plays a crucial role in helping societies work through these issues, and EJN is working to provide relevant information and resources to our 800+ members around the globe.”
Relevant EJN Toolkit sections include:
In times of natural and man-made crisis those affected by the unfolding tragedy need more than the physical necessities of life: they also have an urgent need for information. Journalists provide a vital service by providing information clearly and thoroughly so people who need to make decisions about their own safety, can. Internews works with journalists around the world to strengthen local capacity to report on complex environmental issues.
About the Earth Journalism Network:
The Earth Journalism Network is a joint project between Internews and Internews Europe to empower and enable journalists from developing countries to cover the environment more effectively. EJN helps to establish networks of environmental journalists in countries and regions where they don’t exist, and develop them where they do, through training workshops, support for production and distribution, dispersing small grants and fellowships, research, and the development of curricula and briefing materials. http://earthjournalism.net
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