A week of environmental journalism amid Appalachia’s ridges, valleys and mountains

Oct. 12-15: Knight Environmental Journalism Boot Camp
Oct. 15: Climate Change and Energy Future in Rural America
Oct. 15-19: Society of Environmental Journalists conference
All hosted by Virginia Tech at the Hotel Roanoke

The Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues is proud to offer rural journalists, especially those in coal country and the rest of Appalachia, the opportunity to participate in a tremendous series of environmental journalism workshops.

The focus of our effort is Covering Climate Change and Our Energy Future in Rural America, a seminar that will be the pivot point of a week of environmental journalism in the area in and around Roanoke, Va. Preceding the seminar, at the same location, will be the annual Environmental Journalism Boot Camp of Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism. Following the seminar is the Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference, the pre-eminent gathering for environmental journalism.

These events require separate application or registration. The Boot Camp is accepting applications until July 28 and will notify winners by Aug. 11. For the Climate Change and Our Energy Future seminar, we offer a fellowship that will cover the $60 fee, which includes an SEJ membership, and will accept applications until August 15. For a Word brochure on the boot camp and the Wednesday seminar, click here.

If you want to attend the Boot Camp, which includes the Climate Change and Energy Future seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 15, click here for an application. If you want to attend only the Wednesday seminar, click here. For a PDF brochure and registration information on the SEJ Conference, click here.