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EXPERT ALERTS
- The Role of First Ladies
- Human Rights and the Media
- Water Reuse Emerging as Megatrend
MEDIA JOBS
- Associate City Editor – Columbia Daily Tribune (MO)
- Seattle Tech Reporter – Puget Sound Business Journal (WA)
- News Reporter – WSNS-TV (IL)
OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES
- Journalist Spotlight: Stacy Julien, CRUSH Fitness and AARP
- Podcasting for Beginners: A 101 Guide to Starting Your Own Digital Radio Show
- 11 Ways to Captivate Your News Audience With Snapchat Stories
EXPERT ALERTS:
The Role of First Ladies
MaryAnne Borrelli
Professor of Government
Connecticut College
"The primary function that these women perform is public outreach. Their job is to establish a connection with you, and to mediate the president's message to you and your views of that message back to the president, so the relationship that you have with them is a very important one to the presidency."
Borrelli is an expert on first ladies and can document the importance of presidential spouses and the role they play in presidential politics, as well as explain the dynamics and roles these unelected actors play in U.S. democracy. She is the author of two books, "The Politics of the President's Wife" (2011) and "The President's Cabinet: Gender, Power and Representation" (2002).
Contact: Kerry Meehan, [email protected]
Human Rights and the Media
Tristan Borer
Professor of Government and International Relations
Connecticut College
"During the day-to-day practice of journalism, members of the media are affected by a variety of influences that determine not only what information they choose to report and how they report it, but also what information they choose to ignore."
Borer is a professor of government and international relations, specializing in human rights. She studies the relationship between human rights and media, gender and international relations. Borer's current research focuses on issues surrounding Western media portrayals of distant human rights abuses. She is the author of "Challenging the State: Churches as Political Actors in South Africa 1980-1994" (University of Notre Dame Press, 1998) and has edited two books: "Media, Mobilization, and Human Rights: Mediating Suffering" (Zed Books, 2012), and "Telling the Truths: Truth-Telling and Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies."
Contact: Kerry Meehan, [email protected]
Water Reuse Emerging as Megatrend
Snehal Desai
Global Business Director
Dow Water & Process Solutions
"Water reuse as it applies to a circular economy is emerging as a megatrend -- it will become the new normal. Companies and municipalities are driven by costs to think closed loops, and the more sophisticated of strategies are integrating sustainability and cost of nature into the bottom line. Solutions such as reusing wastewater, desalinating seawater and creating closed-loop water systems for everything from microelectronics to oil production enables more people overall to have access to safe and clean water -- while also improving business."
Desai has been a trusted editorial resource for numerous print, online and broadcast consumer business, sustainability and trade media outlets, providing perspective on critical water-related topics for Bloomberg BusinessWeek (he was profiled in the 2015 "Good Business" issue), GreenBiz.com, Yahoo! Finance, Water Technology, Water Online, and more. He has also been a keynote speaker at innovation and water industry events including IBM Interconnect and the International Water Conference, and has been an active panel participant at VERGE SF, Levi's Symposium on Water and Long Term Value, One Water summit, etc. He also sits on the U.S. Water Alliance board of directors. In his role as global business director, Desai is responsible for developing and implementing the growth strategy for the business and leading the approximately 1,700 employees worldwide. He has more than 25 years of increasing leadership responsibility experience in the sales, marketing and business development of water, plastics, chemicals and renewable materials. Specific topics he can address include, but are not limited to: water scarcity trends and conservation solutions: from commercial and industrial to municipal to residential (including oil and gas, food and beverage, and power industries); cost-effective, sustainable ways for companies and individuals to improve their water footprint; the water future: advancing a circular economy through water reuse; advancing the water-energy nexus; toilet to tap: extreme choice vs. practical reality.
Website: www.dowwaterandprocess.com
Contact: Beth Crisafi, [email protected]
MEDIA JOBS:
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- Associate City Editor – Columbia Daily Tribune (MO)
- Seattle Tech Reporter – Puget Sound Business Journal (WA)
- News Reporter – WSNS-TV (IL)
OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:
Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line.
- JOURNALIST SPOTLIGHT: STACY JULIEN, CRUSH FITNESS AND AARP. Each month, we highlight a journalist who uses ProfNet to find sources. This month, we caught up with Stacy Julien, a journalist with nearly 20 years of experience working in newspapers, magazines and on the web. Julien is currently the executive online health editor for AARP, and recently launched CRUSH Fitness, a fitness and health destination for women of color ages 30+: http://prn.to/2axui8l
- PODCASTING FOR BEGINNERS: A 101 GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN DIGITAL RADIO SHOW. In today's fast-paced environment, a well-written blog post or article can capture the attention of its reader for only a few minutes. A well-delivered podcast, however, can keep its audience steadily engaged for up to an hour -- perhaps even longer. Megan Calcote, podcast producer for @EducatingGeeks and @BizJournalism, recently held a beginner's tutorial, where she shared a high-level look at how to get started: http://bit.ly/2azSCbP
- 11 WAYS TO CAPTIVATE YOUR NEWS AUDIENCE WITH SNAPCHAT STORIES. Snapchat is broadening its appeal beyond its fanatical teen base. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that 14 percent of U.S. smartphone users over age 35 are now on Snapchat. With critical mass achieved and a rapidly growing user base of older millennials and above, mainstream adoption now may be firmly cemented. This is good news for those in the media and blogging world who are looking for new ways to reach these previously untapped demographics – in addition to younger generations. Here are some tips for growing your brand and audience through Snapchat stories: http://bit.ly/29XDfuL
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