Interested in delving into environmental issues with all-star journalists?听 Scripps Fellow听Jeff Burnside听will present the Society of Environmental Journalists' "2018 Journalists' Guide to Energy and Environment" today in Washington, D.C.听 The event features a panel discussion on the environment hosted by Scott Tong, a correspondent at Marketplace's Sustainability Desk, and multiple speakers.听 听Join the conversation live online Friday, Jan. 26听from 3 - 5 p.m. EST at www.wilsoncenter.org,听and tweet questions during the event to #SEJ2018!
Welcome
Meaghan Parker
Senior Writer/Editor, Wilson Center; Board Member, Society of Environmental Journalists
Speakers
Jeff Burnside
Ted Scripps Journalism Fellow, University of Colorado鈥檚 Center for Environmental Journalism; Board Member, Society of Environmental Journalists
Thomas Lovejoy
Senior Fellow, United Nations Foundation; Professor, George Mason University; Brazil Institute and ECSP Advisory Board Member
Ed Maibach
Distinguished University Professor and Director, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
Panelists
Matthew Daley
Congressional Reporter, Associated Press
Brady Dennis
National Reporter, Washington Post
Nirmal Ghosh
U.S. Bureau Chief, The Straits Times
Pat Rizzuto
Senior Reporter, Bloomberg Environment
Valerie Volcovici
Energy and Environment Policy Correspondent, Reuters
Ariel Wittenberg
Reporter, E&E News
Moderator
Scott Tong, Correspondent, Marketplace鈥檚听Sustainability Desk
For the last five years, the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Wilson Center have hosted the only annual event in the nation's capital featuring top journalists offering their predictions for the year ahead on environment and energy. Since 2013, more than 30 reporters from听New York Times,听Washington Post,听National Geographic,听Politico,听Associated Press,听Wall Street Journal听and many more have shared their observations with thousands of policymakers, journalists, and business leaders in Washington, DC, and around the world. Always streamed live and always standing room only, this event is essential for anyone working to meet the critical energy and environment challenges facing our nation and the world.