English Internews Earth Journalism awards -live from Copenhagen
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Hope everyone made it home from Istanbul in one piece. See below for information on our live webcast of the Internews Earth Journalism Awards on December 14th, the link will posted on www.internews.org
Live from Copenhagen
Join us to watch the Internews Earth Journalism Awards live from Copenhagen via webcast December 14th at 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern.
As the action unfolds at the COP15 climate summit this week, we will webcast the Internews Earth Journalism Awards, co-hosted by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC Chair. Award presenters include Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and Representative of the Elders.
The Internews Earth Journalism Awards recognize the vital role journalists play in informing the world about the impact of climate change and the issues at the heart of COP15 – including adaptation, mitigation, REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries), and CDM (Clean Development Mechanism). The 15 winning entries include a Kenyan group that spreads environmental information to their peers in the Nairobi slums through hip hop, a multimedia report from Brazil documenting how local customs and responsible agriculture clash in the Amazonian rain forest, a compelling account of a small Pakistani community adapting to climate change, as well as other engaging pieces from a wide range of countries.
A sixteenth award, the Global Public Award, was selected by the public through an innovative online voting platform combining Facebook, Twitter, and the Internews Earth Journalism Awards web site. More than 5,000 votes were cast for the Public Award. Watch the webcast, where the winner of the global vote will be announced live.
During the ceremony, moderator Lyse Doucet of the BBC World Service will field questions from the audience of negotiators, reporters, and activists to the award presenters, including Dr. Pachauri and others. Please join us online Dec 14 to participate in the event!
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Other ways to follow COP15
Read posts from 40 Fellows representing 26 developing nations who are in Copenhagen to cover the negotiations as part of the Climate Change Media Partnership, a joint project of Internews, Panos and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) to bring journalists from countries most affected by climate change, but often least represented in the media at climate summits.
Read dispatches from the 15 Internews Earth Journalism Award winners in Copenhagen.
Improve your own skills with Covering Climate Change, a free online course developed by Internews and Poynter’s News University.
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