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Yesterday evening on Twitter, I had this exchange: @drgrist Yes. Forget for a moment about the energy journalism we have. What, in @drgrist ‘s view, is the energy journalism we need? — Jay Rosen(@jayrosen_nyu) October 4, 2012 That’ll teach me to ask for homework! (If you’re not familiar with Jay Rosen , you oughtta be — he’s the smartest press critic going.) Shutterstock First, as I’m sure Rosen knows, there is no singular “energy journalism,” only various tribes with various beats. A quick taxonomy couldn’t hurt. There are finance and business journalists who cover energy as a commodity business, tracking global supply and demand flows, prices, futures trading, all that sort of stuff. There are business and tech journalists who focus on cleantech. There are environmental journalists, who tend to cover energy (when they do it) through the lens of enviros vs. polluters. And...

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@DSchvejda » 13 Oct '12, 12am
How to make #energy journalism better [link] via @DarwinEcoArtist @drgrist #climate
@meghanhorvath » 12 Oct '12, 3pm
What kind of #energy journalism is needed? [link]
@neb4tmg » 10 Oct '12, 2pm
@drgrist Not sure I agree; seems more like advocacy than #journalism... "How to make #energy journalism better" [link]
@LaitinenJussi » 10 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @tuula: Interesting! RT @Tuulikas New energy journalism. Read! [link] But @drgrist, where are #users in your analysis?
@CBrainard » 09 Oct '12, 8pm
Making #energy #journalism better "requires unpacking the dynamic interplay of physical, economic, & political systems" [link]
@Delphi_Group » 09 Oct '12, 7pm
On @grist, David Roberts (@drgrist) asks: What kind of #energy journalism do we need? [link]
@NadiaWh » 09 Oct '12, 6pm
@aw_mills One reporter doing such comprehensive coverage would be impressive. Maybe he envisions a new publication? [link]
@aw_mills » 09 Oct '12, 5pm
@NadiaWh @t_a_nomad Thoughts on Roberts' assertion about where energy journalism needs to go? [link]
@jsource » 09 Oct '12, 3pm
The three "great energy challenges" of the 21st century and how energy journalism needs to address them better [link] #JLinks
@projetj » 09 Oct '12, 3pm
Le journalisme et les questions d’énergie / [link] [link]
@Feed140_F3 » 09 Oct '12, 3pm
How to make energy journalism better - Yesterday evening on Twitter, I had this exchange: @drgrist Yes. Forge... [link]
@hannahnordhaus » 09 Oct '12, 2pm
Good piece about the challenges facing journalists who write about energy. [link]
@asraghunath » 09 Oct '12, 1pm
@bibekdebroy On the energy journalism, u may find this interesting. [link]
@asraghunath » 09 Oct '12, 11am
For our coal-gate and Energy beat journos, here's something that need to be understood when you report on energy [link]
@MariaRitola » 09 Oct '12, 10am
Thanks @Tuulikas "I’d like to see in #energy journalism more #systemsthinking, a greater sense of context" Good article [link]
@KnightEmmaL » 09 Oct '12, 9am
How to make energy journalism better, by David Roberts @drgrist HT @fedecherubini [link]
@peterpolder » 09 Oct '12, 7am
RT @ClubGreenNL: Uitmuntend artikel. Hoe de #energiejournalistiek verbeterd kan worden: [link] #energy #journalism #systems #thinking
@ClubGreenNL » 09 Oct '12, 7am
Uitmuntend artikel. Hoe de #energiejournalistiek verbeterd kan worden: [link] #energy #journalism #systems #thinking
@tlaturi » 09 Oct '12, 5am
RT @Tuulikas: All #pelotonclub: New energy journalism. Read! [link] by @drgrist to @tlaturi @juhaleppanen @mariaritola @la ...
@andrewwhalen » 08 Oct '12, 10pm
@dgrist was casting for story leads. @jayrosen_nyu assigned some homework. How can we make energy journalism better? [link]
@Tuulikas » 08 Oct '12, 10pm
All #pelotonclub: New energy journalism. Read! [link] by @drgrist to @tlaturi @juhaleppanen @mariaritola @laurakkihlstrom
@drgrist » 08 Oct '12, 10pm
What do you mean? Say more. RT @Tuulikas: New energy journalism. Read! [link] But @drgrist, where are #users in your analysis?
@Tuulikas » 08 Oct '12, 10pm
New energy journalism. Read! [link] But @drgrist, where are #users in your analysis?
@WegoWise » 08 Oct '12, 7pm
A new story from @grist about progression in energy-related journalism. Interesting stuff guys. [link]
@theoceanproject » 08 Oct '12, 7pm
How to make energy journalism better [link] #SciComm
@amymorsch » 08 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @SustainableComm: RT @SustainableComm: Great piece by @drgrist on the future of #energy journalism: [link] Must talk about dev world, emerg ...
@drgrist » 08 Oct '12, 6pm
My wank score was doing pretty well until Friday's piece. [link]
@SustainableComm » 08 Oct '12, 6pm
Great piece by @drgrist on the future of #energy journalism: [link] Must talk about dev world, emerg world AND #climatechange
@sci_journalism » 08 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @casacks: How to make energy journalism better? @drgrist w/a very interesting column: [link] #science #journalism
@evanoneil » 08 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @mims: RT @mims: "But we are not used to thinking as a species, much less to planning and coordinating as one." [link]
@marciverb » 08 Oct '12, 5pm
The need for better energy journalism via @drgrist [link] #energy #emissions
@mims » 08 Oct '12, 5pm
"...highest purpose for energy journalism right now is to help audiences understand these extraordinary circumstances." [link]
@mims » 08 Oct '12, 5pm
.@drgrist says the way most of us cover energy is "journalistic malpractice," and I couldn't agree more. [link]
@mims » 08 Oct '12, 5pm
"But we are not used to thinking as a species, much less to planning and coordinating as one." [link]
@adamanyc » 08 Oct '12, 5pm
Reading: How to make energy journalism better. @drgrist nails it [link]
@casacks » 08 Oct '12, 4pm
How to make energy journalism better? @drgrist w/a very interesting column: [link] #science #journalism
@taykuy » 08 Oct '12, 3pm
Missed this post from @drgrist while I was out of town - "How to make energy journalism better" [link]
@Mashutsa » 08 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @ejcnet: RT @ejcnet: Here's how to make energy journalism better: [link] via @grist #media #journalism #energy #green
@pdxverde » 08 Oct '12, 1pm
Making energy journalism better. [link] Helping audiences understand these extraordinary circumstances. via @drgrist
@journosonline » 08 Oct '12, 12pm
It's time to make energy journalism better. Here's how: [link] via @grist #media #journalism #energy #green
@jonogifford » 08 Oct '12, 10am
#Monday can be hard. Energy #journalism harder. But why it matters to have good energy journalism: [link]
@rhammer » 08 Oct '12, 12am
RT @AlexSteffen: RT @AlexSteffen: Missing from @drgrist otherwise good energy journalism piece? [link] Energy use reductions: biggest energ ...
@AlexSteffen » 08 Oct '12, 12am
Missing from @drgrist otherwise good energy journalism piece? [link] Energy use reductions: biggest energy story of 21st C IMO
@2William » 07 Oct '12, 9pm
Excellent piece on how to make energy journalism better by David Roberts (I over RT @drgrist but can't help it) [link]
@Phikl_ » 07 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @Jackthelad1947: RT @Jackthelad1947: "How to make energy journalism better" - [link] - "right now bloggers are doing a better job of it" # ...
@Jackthelad1947 » 07 Oct '12, 8pm
"How to make energy journalism better" - [link] - "right now bloggers are doing a better job of it" #auspol
@andrewknoc » 07 Oct '12, 6pm
smart stuff here: How to make energy journalism better | Grist [link] #bcXII
@leblancetienne » 07 Oct '12, 4pm
En rapportant tout ce que les écolos nous disent, non? ;-) RT @AQLPA: How to make energy journalism better [link]
@CountCarbon » 07 Oct '12, 1pm
Are environmental journalists, as David Roberts says, "keenly, self-consciously nonpartisan"? [link]
@bsonder » 07 Oct '12, 3am
RT @OurWorld20: RT @OurWorld20: @drgrist: Excellent article on "How to make energy journalism better" [link]