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Humor Scores Serious Points

By Elizabeth Jensen So why did the chicken cross the road? To get viewers and readers to pay attention to gloom-and-doom environmental stories, of course. Melting icebergs and dying polar bears are sad and scary stories; eyes glaze over when…

Environmental Journalists Adapt to Life After Layoffs

By Dinah Eng Industry layoffs and an economic downturn have sidelined thousands of journalists in the last year, forcing many who covered the environment to find new ways to make a living. Reporters who once worked to raise public awareness…

The Masters of Environmental Journalism

The environment can be a tough beat. It requires extraordinary persistence and dedication to remain abreast of the myriad developments in an ever-evolving, often controversial field. For some reporters, it has become more than a career — it is a…

Planet Green: TV Designed for ‘Conscious Living’

By Allison J. Waldman At Discovery Communication’s Planet Green network, it’s all about evolution. “We’re in the midst of a reformation,” said Planet Green President and General Manager Laura Michalchyshyn, who has been leading the channel’s development since she came…

NBCU Enlists All TV Units in Eco Agenda

By Allison J. Waldman In 2008, Lauren Zalaznick, president of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, undertook the leadership role in an environmental awareness initiative for NBC Universal called Green Is Universal. A year later, the commitment to green…

MSNBC Gives Green Light to Keeping Eco News Online

By Hillary Atkin When MSNBC.com first launched in 1996, the big environmental news was the upcoming Kyoto Protocol, aimed at combating global warming through regulating greenhouse gas emissions. As vice president during the Clinton administration, Al Gore was credited with…

Dennis Hopper Recovering

Dennis Hopper is out of the hospital and "feeling much better," his manager said, after being treated for dehydration at a New York City hospital, the Associated Press reports. The star of Starz’ “Crash” fell ill earlier this week with…

Carol Leifer Reteams With Marlee Matlin for Showtime Project

 Former “Seinfeld” writer Carol Leifer’s first produced script for that show guest-starred actress Marlee Matlin, and now the two have teamed up for a Showtime single-camera comedy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The series about a high-powered law firm, called “Mouthpiece,”…

Discovery Channel Slates Its Own Human Evolution Special

Discovery Channel will try to go rival History one better, with a two-hour special and one-hour roundtable about a new skeleton find, dubbed “Ardi,” that researchers say is the oldest-ever-found human ancestor, reports B&C. The find is the subject of…

Spike Fights its Way to Best Original Ratings Ever

The Sept. 30 “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” drew 5.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched original series in Spike’s history, reports Multichannel News. It was also the network’s top show ever among men 18 to 34 and 18 to 49….