Residents of two predominantly Latino neighborhoods in Chicago faced years of poor air quality living near a coal-treating plant. But it wasn’t until the plant was demolished, sending a plume of dust into the air and finally bringing attention to its environmental impact, that news outlets took notice. The plume was easy to cover. It had visuals made-for-TV and … [Read more...] about News outlets struggle to cover environmental policy that impact communities of color
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An informal survey of journalists and academics resulted in a handful of suggested readings that update Sandburg’s 92-year-old list. It’s at least an interesting starting point for water cooler/barstool debates: International relations: Correspondents Joe Galloway ("We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young") or Robert Fisk ("The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the … [Read more...] about New book titles