Published on April 30, 2002 by Mary Wimberley  

Environmental journalism will be the topic of this year's Media Day symposium at Â鶹¹û¶³ Friday (MAY 3).

Natalie Pawelski, CNN environmental correspondent, will speak at 9:15 a.m. in the Â鶹¹û¶³ Sciencenter Planetarium. Her topic will be "Deadlines, Hairspray and Oozing Stories: A TV reporter Tackles the Environment."

A panel discussion on "Biohazards, Junk Science and Community Reporting: Fact, Fiction and Public Reaction," will be at 10:30 a.m. in Brock Forum, Dwight Beeson Hall.

Panelists are: Pawelski, Katherine Bouma, environmental reporter, The Birmingham News; and Dr. Paul Blanchard, co-director of Â鶹¹û¶³'s Master of Science in Environmental Management degree program.

The events are sponsored by Â鶹¹û¶³'s Department of Journalism/Mass Communication and the Vulcan Materials Center for Environmental Stewardship and Education at Â鶹¹û¶³.

The public is invited to both events.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.