My Nonprofit Reviews

As a journalist covering the Great Lakes and energy and environment issues nationwide for a number of publications including the Washington Post and New York TImes, IJNR has been a truly invaluable resource for me. In fact it is no exaggeration to say it has shaped the course of my career thanks to a 2005 expedition around the Great Lakes which was my first indepth introduction to many environmental and energy issues; and subsequent expeditions including the Energy Country Institute which gave me concrete story ideas and deep background knowledge on environment and energy issues. IJNR is notable for among other things helping journalists tell stories that I feel contribute to a more sustainable and healthy planet while also being fully objective and exploring all the intricacies and complexities of these stories, giving full credit to the industry and other viewpoints which are sometimes demonized by the environmental movement. The staff and leadership of IJNR have such an obvious passion for journalism, the environment and the individual journalists with whom they work, it truly is an honor and a pleasure to be involved with the organization. I would recommend IJNR expeditions and events to any journalist, especially young journalists looking for direction and background knowledge and a wonderful network of peers.

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