Archive for May 3rd, 2011
Environmental Journalism in the Public Interest
I’m an independent journalist who covers international environmental issues in the public interest. My work focuses exclusively on truly important stories, stories going unreported by corporate media.
Multiple environmental crisis represent “the greatest challenge in the history of our species”
– Thomas Lovejoy, professor, George Mason University, former chief scientist of the World Bank, March 2012
Despite the importance of environmental issues, and my 18 years of experience, it’s now nearly impossible to make a living as environmental journalist. If corporate media won’t or can’t pay for journalism in the public interest then I am hoping people will.
“Stephen Leahy, a Canadian, and one of the world’s best-known investigative reporters on environmental issues, has launched a challenge : if corporations won’t pay for the news, then it is up to communities and the public to fill the gap.“
– Swiss journalist Daniel Wermus in 2010 article.
Community Supported Environmental Journalism is a new concept. In exchange for producing articles about important issues that millions will read*, I am asking people to provide some support. Just $10 a month helps guarantee informative and useful articles like the ones on this site will continue to be written.
Without your support I can’t work for all of us — Stephen
*Yes, millions of readers. When I write an article for IPS for the princely sum of $175, (it’s a non-profit, global news service) it is ends in hundreds of newspapers and magazines in different languages around the world. Many of my articles are also reprinted by news websites such as Reuters AlertNet, the Guardian, Al Jazeera, AlterNet, TerraViva, Tierramerica, Common Dreams, Truthout, InfoSud, Straightgoods.com and others. None of those sites pay me for this reuse.)
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