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Environmental journalism and Nature writing Environmental journalism traces back its history to nature writing. Nature writing is traditionally defined as nonaction prose writing about the natural environment. Nature writing often draws heavily on scientific information and facts about the natural world; at the same time, it is frequently written in the first person and incorporates personal observations of and philosophical reflections upon nature.
Nature writing encompasses a spectrum of different types of works, ranging from those that place primary emphasis on natural history facts (such as field guides) to those in which philosophical interpretations predominate. Some of the subcategories he identifies include natural history essays, rambles, essays of solitude or escape, and travel and adventure writing.
Environmental communications and journalism
Environmental communication is communication about environmental affairs. The environmental communication has seven major areas of study (Robert Cox. 2006)
# Environmental rhetoric and discourse
# News media and environmental journalism
# Public participation in environmental decision making
# Environmental advocacy campaigns
# Environmental collaboration and conflict resolution Risk communication
Need of environmental journalism :
The planet's environmental future will be decided in the developing world. Home to four-fifths of the world's population, the worlds fastest growing economies, and the richest remaining pockets of biodiversity, these countries will ultimately determine how drastically our climate changes, how many species go extinct, and to what extent our food chain becomes contaminated. The local media play a critical role in influencing how governments and societies balance growth with sustain-ability.
Unfortunately, environmental news is given short shrift almost everywhere, particularly in the developing world, where reporters are often assigned to cover this field without any training in environmental or scientific issues. They also face tremendous pressures from powerful local interests, the advertisers who support their companies, and even their own editors.
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