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'''Andrew Revkin''' is a journalist, online communicator and author who has spent a quarter of a century covering subjects ranging from the assault on the Amazon to the Asian tsunami, from the troubled relationship of science and politics to [[climate change]] at the [[North Pole]]. From 1995 through 2009, he covered the environment for The New York Times. In 2008, he became the first science reporter to win a [[John Chancellor Award]] from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer?pagename=JRN/Render/PrintThisPage&childpagename=Journalism/JRN_Page_C/JRNSimplePage2&cid=1212609887109&c=JRN_Page_C |title=Award Winner Andrew Revkin |date=2008 |accessdate=14 May 2009 }}</ref> This award is given to a journalist who is not "widely known by the public, but who is highly respected within the profession for the caliber of his or her work."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1175295293574/page/1175295288088/simplepage.htm |title=Origin of the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism |publisher=Columbia University |accessdate=14 May 2009 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer?pagename=JRN/Render/PrintThisPage&childpagename=Journalism/JRN_Page_C/JRNSimplePage2&cid=1212609887159&c=JRN_Page_C |title=Q & A with Andrew Revkin |date-2008 |accessdate=14 May 2009 }}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/bullpen/andrew_revkin/lecture_andrew/ |title=Lecture: Andrew Revkin |author=Erica Westly |work=Bullpen |publisher=NYU Journalism |accessdate=14 May 2009}}</ref> |
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In 2010, he is joining Pace University's Academy for Applied Environmental Studies as Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/my-second-half/|title=My Second Half |author=Andrew Revkin |work=Dot Earth |publisher=New York Times |accessdate=21 December, 2009 }}</ref> |
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Revkin has also written books on the once and future [[Arctic]], the [[Amazon Rainforest|Amazon]], and global warming.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/bullpen/andrew_revkin/backgrounder_an/ |title=Backgrounder: Andrew Revkin |author=Molly Webster |work=Bullpen |publisher=NYU Journalism |accessdate=14 May 2009 }}</ref> He was interviewed by [[Seed magazine]] about his book [[The North Pole was Here]], which was published in 2006. He stressed that "the hard thing to convey in print as journalists, and for society to absorb, is that this is truly a century-scale problem."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/skipping_ahead/ |title=Skipping Ahead |publisher=Seed |date=21 April 2006 |accessdate=14 May 2009 }}</ref> |
Revkin has also written books on the once and future [[Arctic]], the [[Amazon Rainforest|Amazon]], and global warming.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/bullpen/andrew_revkin/backgrounder_an/ |title=Backgrounder: Andrew Revkin |author=Molly Webster |work=Bullpen |publisher=NYU Journalism |accessdate=14 May 2009 }}</ref> He was interviewed by [[Seed magazine]] about his book [[The North Pole was Here]], which was published in 2006. He stressed that "the hard thing to convey in print as journalists, and for society to absorb, is that this is truly a century-scale problem."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/skipping_ahead/ |title=Skipping Ahead |publisher=Seed |date=21 April 2006 |accessdate=14 May 2009 }}</ref> |
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Two films have been based on his work. [[The Burning Season (2008 film)|The Burning Season]], a prize-winning HBO film starring [[Raul Julia]] and directed by [[John Frankenheimer]], was based on Revkin's eponymous biography of [[Chico Mendes]], the slain defender of the Amazon rain forest. [[Rock Star (film)|Rock Star]], starring [[Mark Wahlberg]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]], was based on "A Metal-Head Becomes a Metal-God. Heavy," a 1997 New York Times article by Revkin. The article described how a singer in a [[Judas Priest]] tribute band rose to replace his idol in the real band. Revkin is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who sometimes backs up [[Pete Seeger]] and is part of Uncle Wade, a blues-roots band. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ Dot Earth] - Revkin's Blog at the New York Times |
*[http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ Dot Earth] - Revkin's Blog at the New York Times |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/revkin Revkin Videos] - Revkin's YouTube channel. |
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*[http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/qa_andrew_revkin.php Video of Revkin accepting the John Chancellor Award] |
*[http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/qa_andrew_revkin.php Video of Revkin accepting the John Chancellor Award] |
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*[http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=8251 "9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?" Andrew Revkin's interview with Vaclav Smil] at the Quantum to Cosmos festival at [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]]. |
*[http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=8251 "9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?" Andrew Revkin's interview with Vaclav Smil] at the Quantum to Cosmos festival at [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]]. |
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/27/arts/a-metal-head-becomes-a-metal-god-heavy.html New York Times article that inspired "Rock Star."] |
*[http://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/27/arts/a-metal-head-becomes-a-metal-god-heavy.html New York Times article that inspired "Rock Star."] |
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*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1128379 National Public Radio interview with Revkin about the making of "Rock Star."] |
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1128379 National Public Radio interview with Revkin about the making of "Rock Star."] |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/unclewade The home page of Uncle Wade.] |
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Revision as of 20:33, 23 December 2009
Andrew Revkin is a journalist, online communicator and author who has spent a quarter of a century covering subjects ranging from the assault on the Amazon to the Asian tsunami, from the troubled relationship of science and politics to climate change at the North Pole. From 1995 through 2009, he covered the environment for The New York Times. In 2008, he became the first science reporter to win a John Chancellor Award from Columbia University.[1] This award is given to a journalist who is not "widely known by the public, but who is highly respected within the profession for the caliber of his or her work."[2] [3]
In 2010, he is joining Pace University's Academy for Applied Environmental Studies as Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding. [4]
Revkin has also written books on the once and future Arctic, the Amazon, and global warming.[5] He was interviewed by Seed magazine about his book The North Pole was Here, which was published in 2006. He stressed that "the hard thing to convey in print as journalists, and for society to absorb, is that this is truly a century-scale problem."[6]
Two films have been based on his work. The Burning Season, a prize-winning HBO film starring Raul Julia and directed by John Frankenheimer, was based on Revkin's eponymous biography of Chico Mendes, the slain defender of the Amazon rain forest. Rock Star, starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, was based on "A Metal-Head Becomes a Metal-God. Heavy," a 1997 New York Times article by Revkin. The article described how a singer in a Judas Priest tribute band rose to replace his idol in the real band. Revkin is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who sometimes backs up Pete Seeger and is part of Uncle Wade, a blues-roots band.
References
- ^ "Award Winner Andrew Revkin". 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Origin of the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism". Columbia University. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Q & A with Andrew Revkin". Retrieved 14 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: Text "date-2008" ignored (help) - ^ Andrew Revkin. "My Second Half". Dot Earth. New York Times. Retrieved 21 December, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Molly Webster. "Backgrounder: Andrew Revkin". Bullpen. NYU Journalism. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Skipping Ahead". Seed. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
External links
- Dot Earth - Revkin's Blog at the New York Times
- Revkin Videos - Revkin's YouTube channel.
- Video of Revkin accepting the John Chancellor Award
- "9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?" Andrew Revkin's interview with Vaclav Smil at the Quantum to Cosmos festival at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
- New York Times review of "The Burning Season."
- New York Times article that inspired "Rock Star."
- National Public Radio interview with Revkin about the making of "Rock Star."
- The home page of Uncle Wade.
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