Week 4: Discussion One and Two

Required Resources

Articles

Hiles, S. S., & Hinnant, A. (2014). Climate change in the newsroom: Journalists’ evolving standards of objectivity when covering global warming. Science Communication, 36(4), 428-453. doi:10.1177/1075547014534077

· The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the Sage Journals Online database in the Ashford University Library. In this article, Hiles focuses on the ability of journalists who cover the environment to remain objective in the newsroom. This reading is required for The Conversation About Conservation discussion.

Garyantes, D. M. (2012). At the community level: Cultural competence and news coverage of a city neighborhood (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Community Journalism, 1(46). Retrieved from http://journal.community-journalism.net/sites/default/files/garyantes-cj1-2012.pdf

· This article focuses on cultural competency, a term used to measure the level of competence that a journalist has in the cultural aspects of the segment of society being written about. This reading is required for The Cultural Divide discussion.

Multimedia

Thirteen. (2014, June 19) Environmental journalist Dan Fagin's book on Toms River (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8TAnDXTSw

· This video provides a brief news story about environmental journalist, Dan Fagin, who went on to write a book that provided insight into Tom’s River and the environmental issues that caught national attention. This news report/interview will be beneficial for this week’s The Conversation About Conservation discussion. A transcript (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. is available for this program.

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