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EXPERT ALERTS
- Academic Community Response to Shimon Peres Death
- Bumblebees Adapting to Changing Environment
MEDIA JOBS
- Weekend Anchor – CNY Central (NY)
- Online Producer/Editor – SFChronicle.com (CA)
- Video Producer – Yahoo (NY)
OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES
- The Election Endorsement: Why Do News Agencies Still Bother?
- New Federal Regulations Raise Opportunities for Newsgathering Drone Journalism
- Blog Profiles: Home Improvement Blogs
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EXPERT ALERTS:
Academic Community Response to Shimon Peres Death
Peter DeBartolo
Administrative Director
Levermore Global Scholars Program at Adelphi University
"Peres was a seasoned leader who acted as a stabilizing force in Israeli politics during many difficult and tumultuous years. As a fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, he also often proved to be one of President Obama's most receptive and collaborative partners in Israel with regard to his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in the region."
DeBartolo teaches international affairs at Adelphi University, where he serves as administrative director of the Levermore Global Scholars Program. He is also a contributing analyst on geopolitical trends at WikiStrat and has been named a Carnegie New Leader by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. He serves on the Board of Directors of United Nations Association-USA (Southern NY Division) and is a member of the American Society of International Law, the American Political Science Association, and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). DeBartolo earned his B.A. in political studies and international affairs from Bard College and his M.A. with distinction in political science from Central European University, in Budapest, Hungary, where he also completed Ph.D. coursework in political science and sociology. DeBartolo is located in Garden City, NY.
Website: http://www.adelphi.edu
Contact: Kali Chan, [email protected]
Bumblebees Adapting to Changing Environment
Nicole Miller-Struttmann
Assistant Professor
Webster University
"Past studies suggests that bumblebees are able to adapt to their changing environment, provided they have enough time and variation in their traits to do so."
Based in St. Louis, Mo., Miller-Struttmann is available to discuss bumblebee evolution, climate change, environment, bees, evolution, and ecology.
Bio: https://sites.google.com/site/millerstruttmann/publications
Website: www.webster.edu
Contact: Jennifer Starkey, [email protected]
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MEDIA JOBS:
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- Weekend Anchor – CNY Central (NY)
- Online Producer/Editor – SFChronicle.com (CA)
- Video Producer – Yahoo (NY)
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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 at [email protected]
- THE ELECTION ENDORSEMENT: WHY DO NEWS AGENCIES STILL BOTHER? The news industry takes pride in its objectivity, but picking a horse in a political race is a tradition many of the country's newsrooms still maintain. Whether news agencies should continue endorsing candidates is becoming as heated as this year's presidential election. Read more: http://bit.ly/2dxZUzO
- NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS RAISE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEWSGATHERING DRONE JOURNALISM. As many as 600,000 commercial drones will fill the air within the next year. That's the prediction from the Federal Aviation Administration in the wake of its Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule, which went into effect at the end of August. That includes news organizations and the journalists they employ. Although it's unlikely to ground news choppers, Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations may change the way television stations gather footage -- particularly during breaking news coverage -- in the near future. Read more: http://prn.to/FAADroneRule
- BLOG PROFILES: HOME IMPROVEMENT BLOGS. Each week, PR Newswire's Audience Relations team selects an industry/subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week, they profiled home improvement blogs: http://bit.ly/2d9jOyd
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