Roxanne L. Scott

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Where Did All The Narrative Climate Podcasts Go? | On Air Fest | Feb 25-26 Narrative climate podcasts are under threat. The move away from this format to cheaper chat-casts with talking heads can alienate listeners and lack much-needed context, moving us further away from fo...

At this year's On Air Fest, Uprooters @jgasspoore.bsky.social and @missroxscott.bsky.social will be on a panel with other leading climate journalists about narrative climate podcasts. Feb. 25th at 11:30 AM ET www.onairpresents.com/events/onair...

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Journalists don’t just report from the web anymore—they report on it 🕵️‍♀️

Learn 9 Ways Web Archives Are Used In Digital Investigations on how reporters track deleted pages, uncover hidden connections, document edits & follow what vanishes,

Read FOLLOW THE CHANGES ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...

Join us and our NYC community partners for Heat Stories: Memory, Place and a Changing Climate, in conjunction with the Oral History MA Program at Columbia University.

Where: 56-27 2nd St Queens, NY
When: Thursday, Feb 26 from 6 pm to 8 pm EST

Free tickets here:

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The Climate Newsroom — Free Training Produce more robust climate coverage in three sessions.

Free training! The Climate Newsroom, CCNow’s free training program, is designed to provide new story ideas and help your newsroom deliver solutions-driven climate stories in three sessions. The deadline to apply for our winter cohort is Friday, January 16. Learn more + apply now!

The Climate Newsroom — Covering Climate Now Learn about CCNow’s training program aimed at helping reporters, editors, newsroom managers, and digital journalists produce more robust climate coverage for online, social, radio, and print.  Coverin...

Free training! The Climate Newsroom, CCNow’s free training program, is designed to provide new story ideas and help your newsroom deliver solutions-driven climate stories in three sessions. The deadline to apply for our winter cohort is Friday, January 16. coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...

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What climate story do you think was undercovered in 2025?

What do you hope to see in 2026 climate coverage?

Event flyer for "Whose Story Counts? Climate Politics, Media Trust, and Environmental Justice" on Zoom, October 21, 6-7:30 PM ET. Features panelists with photos: Tory Stephens, Tik Root, Luis Alexis Rodriguez Cruz, and Roxanne Scott.

You can be part of Uproot's Journey of a Story even if you're not in DC! Join us TONIGHT at 6 PM ET for an exciting panel discussion on climate politics, media trust, and how stories are shaped, challenged, and reclaimed. With @torystephens.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social

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The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Flash flooding has become a regular occurrence in the New York City and in Texas. How can both places get smarter about climate preparedness?

What can the flash foods in New York and Texas this summer teach us about how to face the threats posed by climate change? Uprooter @missroxscott.bsky.social for @npquarterly.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o...

The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Flash flooding has become a regular occurrence in the New York City and in Texas. How can both places get smarter about climate preparedness?

The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o... @missroxscott.bsky.social

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🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
Teens from Flushing Library interview staff at Queens Botanical Garden about climate change and flooding.

Listen to "Memories of Water" on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube!

#QueensMemoryPodcast #YouthVoices #ClimateChange

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Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted Mr. al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas, which he had denied.

An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists. Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

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Melting Metropolis Summer in New York City is hot, as daily temperatures average around 80°F and heatwaves bake the city. This collection explores how New Yorkers have historicall

New Yorkers! Please share your photos and memories of summer with us via our Urban Archive digital map:

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Hotter, faster, stronger: Heat island effect endangers New Yorkers Rising temperatures due to climate change are creating conditions for more extreme hurricanes, and storms, but extreme heat is the deadliest of them.

Every year, as temperatures soar during the scorching summer months, the searing heat experienced in New York City is increasingly exacerbated by climate change and will also be amplified by another factor: the city itself.

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Great reporting by @missroxscott.bsky.social !

Great #SolutionsJournalism #climate reporting by @missroxscott.bsky.social for @nyamnews.bsky.social

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NYC launches new plan to expand Tree Canopy to combat climate inequity New York City is taking fresh steps to expand its urban tree canopy and bring long-overdue green benefits to communities.

New York City is taking fresh steps to expand its urban tree canopy and bring long-overdue green benefits to communities that have historically been left out of the shade.

So excited that the @nyamnews.bsky.socia team are finalists for the @nabjofficial.bsky.social salute to excellence awards!

Congrats @sechaffers.bsky.social @heyhelina.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social

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I'm very excited to join this incredible group of journalists this fall!

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Our latest reporting investigates the impact of schools’ zero-tolerance response to student gun carrying, and the search for alternative responses that can ensure safe environments while avoiding the harms of exclusionary discipline. Read the key takeaways here: https://bit.ly/4cLMHxh 

What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

Centering Justice in the Climate Change Conversation - Newmark J-School Wednesday, April 9: 6-7:30 Room 308 How can we bring attention to the people most affected by climate change into our reporting on the climate? Join a

Are you in NYC this week? Go to "Centering Justice in the Climate Change Conversation" -- a conversation with community organizers and journalists who work at the heart of climate-justice solutions. Wed. 04/09 at 6 PM ET

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NaNoWriMo is shutting down. Looks like that’s the end of the manuscript for NaNoWriMo. In an email, the nonprofit announced that they’re wrapping things up for good. NaNoWriMo—which stands, for the uninitiated, for Nati…

According to the farewell email, the reason behind the decision to shutter NaNoWriMo “is both simple and complex.”

A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.

A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding.

Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.

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#Health #Dengue #Disease #Climate #Mosquitos