Scripps Group 2014-15

2014-15 Ted Scripps Fellows Revealed

Aug. 28, 2014

Five journalists have been named Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, where they will explore topics ranging from small-scale farming to the social ramifications of the oil and gas industry. The nine-month fellowships offer experienced journalists an opportunity to deepen their understanding of environmental...

2013/2014 Fellow Brian Calvert Heads to High Country News

Aug. 27, 2014

In May 2014, Scripps Fellow Brian Calvert was named Associate Editor at High Country News , which is based in Paonia, Colorado.

Bear Guerra ('13/'14) Chosen for Mongabay Reporting Initiative

Aug. 26, 2014

In April 2014 photojournalist Bear Guerra , a 2013/2014 Scripps Fellow, and his wife, radio producer Ruxandra Guidi , were selected for a Special Reporting Initiative by Mongabay.org , the non-profit arm of environmental science web site Mongabay.com . Their project for Mongabay will look at climate change and community...

Former Fellow David Phillipps Wins Pulitzer Prize

Aug. 25, 2014

The 2014 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting was awarded to 2011/2012 Scripps Fellow David Philipps of the Colorado Springs Gazette for "expanding the examination of how wounded combat veterans are mistreated, focusing on loss of benefits for life after discharge by the Army for minor offenses." His prize-winning series "Other...

Rust: The Longest War to Hit Stores This Spring

Aug. 24, 2014

2010/2011 Scripps Fellow Jonathan Waldman’s book, Rust: The Longest War , will be published by Simon and Schuster in the spring of 2015.

Florence Williams' Book Named Breast in Show

Aug. 23, 2014

2007/2008 Scripps Fellow Florence Williams' book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, was named one of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2012 .

Fellow Employment Updates From 2013­–2014

Aug. 22, 2014

In December 2013 Tasha Eichenseher, a Scripps Fellow in 2011/2012, took over as senior editor at Yoga Journal in Boulder, Colorado. In 2013 Kari Lydersen, a Scripps Fellow in 2011/2012 published Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago’s 99% . In 2014 she published Closing the Cloud Factories:...

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