Reporting on Water:
A workshop for journalists presented by
IJNR and the Uproot Project
August 21-23, 2022
Ohio
Sunday, August 21
6:00 p.m. - Opening Night Dinner: From Burning Rivers to Flooded Farmland: A Brief History of Water News in the Great Lakes
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Overnight: Homewood Suites, Toledo
Monday, August 22
10:45 a.m. - Put-In-Bay, Ohio - Freshwater Science Right at the Water's Edge: Tour of Ohio Sea Grant's Aquatic Visitors Center and Water Quality Lab
Lyndsey Manzo
Education Specialist, Stone Lab, The Ohio State University
Noon - Orientation/Lunch/Check-in
1:30 p.m. - Science Cruise on Lake Erie
Justin Chaffin
Research Coordinator/Water Quality Specialist, Stone Lab, The Ohio State University
Craig Genheimer
Boat Captain, Stone Lab, The Ohio State University
3:30 - Lake Erie in Bloom: The Science Behind Water Quality in the Great Lakes
Chris Winslow
Director, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Overnight - Stone Lab
Tuesday, August 23
8:30 a.m. - Telling Environment Stories Better: Lessons Learned from Decades of Reporting on a Tricky Beat
Dave Spratt
Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
10:30 a.m - Pitch and Publish: Veteran Journalists Share Insights into What Makes a Good Story
Mark Trahant
Editor-at-Large, Indian Country Today; IJNR Board Member
Shantal Riley
Freelance Journalist (PBS Frontline, NOVA)
3:00 - Environmental Justice in the Great Lakes: Awash in Water, Some Communities Still Fight for a Spot at the Tap
Alicia Smith
Executive Director, Junction Coalition
6:30 p.m. - Closing Dinner
Overnight - Homewood Suites, Toledo