About

This website is part of an undergraduate elective course offered within the Environmental Studies department at Gettysburg College, ES 241: Environmental Journalism.

This website is a collaborative effort of the class to grapple with the theory and practice of environmental journalism. From weekly blog posts that respond to readings that illuminate the historical and sociopolitical contexts of environmental communication and consider the art of writing, to reporter webpages that demonstrate the journalistic skills of its participants, this website aims to dive right into the spaces where media meets the environment and welcomes you into the conversation.

The course uses two textbooks:

• Bob Wyss’s Covering the Environment: How Journalists Work the Green Beat, 2nd ed. New York: Routledge Press, 2019.
• Siri Carpenter’s The Craft of Science Writing, which is available as an OER on the Open Notebook website, 2020.
• And, lots of additional readings, many of which are posted on our library page.

It also invites lots of hands-on experiences through field trips such as to:

• The Adams County Farmer’s Market in downtown Gettysburg where we get to report on our first news story.
• National Public Radio’s WITF Headquarters in Harrisburg, PA, where we’ll interact with editor of StateImpace Pennsylavania, Scott Blanchard.
• The Local College Radio, WZBT’s Station on campus where we’ll record our Radio Minute.

Follow along on our adventures by checking out the blog posts, and the student webpages!