Program Planners: Bud Ward and Anthony Socci, Ph.D.

Topics:

• State of American Journalism at the Start of the 21st Century
• Journalism and Science in the "New" Age of Journalism and Communication
• Group Discussion on New and Traditional Forms of Journalism and Communication
• "The News About the News" and Other Insights on Contemporary Journalism
• The Rigor and Structure of Formal Journalism Training: Is the Scientific Method Applicable to Quality Journalism? What Role for balance and objectivity?
• Illustrative Case Studies/War Stories
• The Public's Appetite for Science-based Stories such as Climate Change
• Journalist (Media)/Scientist Interactions - Participating Scientists and Journalists Perspectives

Results (See Workshop Report)

Participants & Bios:

Journalists

• David Appell, Freelance
• Chris Bowman, Sacramento Bee
• Beth Daley, Boston Globe
• Daniel Grossman, Freelance
• Matt Hammill, WQAD TV ABC
• Bill Kovarik, Radford University
• Phillip Meyer, University of N.C.-Chapel Hill
• Jon Palfreman, PFG Media (WGBH/Nova)
• Andrew Revkin, New York Times
• Richard Wald, Columbia University
• Don Wall, WFAA-TV (Dallas-Ft. Worth)
• Dale Willman, Field Notes Productions

Scientists

• Alan Betts, Independent
• Tony Broccoli, Rutgers University
• Kim Kastens, Columbia University
• Nicholas Lemann, Columbia University
• Jerry Mahlman, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Michael Mann, University of Virginia
• Maureen Raymo, Boston University
• Gavin Schmidt, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
• Ron Stouffer, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab
• Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
• Stephen Zebiak, Columbia University