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Cultivating Greener Coverage in India
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| Broadcast journalists in India are putting a spotlight on environmental issues after working with Knight Fellow Arul Louis (center). |
In India, Knight International worked with TERI, one of the world's premier environmental research organizations, to raise the level of environmental reporting in a country seriously affected by global warming. Along with TERI, Knight Fellow Arul Louis held a summit on the environment for top editors and convinced many to expand coverage. He also partnered with the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) and other media groups to incorporate reporting on the environment into all beats, from business to entertainment and sports.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Worked with local news organization to produce stories on the environment in Hindi, Tamil and other languages.
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Held a "Green to Greenbacks" program that gave business journalists the skills to write about carbon training and other complex issues related to climate change.
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Developed cell-phone system for delivery of pollution alerts by the Indo-Asian News Service.
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Created climate-change glossaries for the media in Assamese and Tamil.
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about the fellow
About the Partner
The Energy and Resources Institute is one of the world's premier environmental research organizations.
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