About GreenJobsGuide.org

GreenJobsGuide.org is a "Wiki-Community" that serves as a hub to inform and connect professional journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists who cover some aspect of the green economy.  What's a Wiki-Community?

Purpose

The community exists to facilitate more thoughtful, in-depth coverage of an issue of growing importance.  It provides in-depth information to help journalists of all stripes cover the green economy.  It allows journalists to share their expertise and benefit from the expertise of others.  And it allows journalists to connect with one another.  

Who Is This Site For?

The information here is accessible to all.  Only professional journalists, bloggers, and citizen journalists who adhere to our standards of accuracy, fairness and independence (as defined by the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics) may edit and add to the wiki or post in the forums.   If that's you, register today - it's free - and join the conversation.

Supporters

GreenJobsGuide.org is a project of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

For two decades, the Knight Center has supported thoughtful beat coverage of topics like economics, business, the environment, science, health, technology, the military, national security and international affairs. The center offers free, in-person and online seminars, digital journalism training and maintains a network of online beat guides. 

The center is generously supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The Merrill College is one of the nation's premier journalism schools, preparing students to succeed in the digital news era. The faculty includes multiple Pulitzer Prize winners, and has a long track record of placing students with premiere national news organizations like the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Partners

GreenJobsGuide.org was produced with content from partner organizations:

• The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University's School of Journalism.  Since 1994, the center has trained students and professional journalists to cover the environment.  It produces the Great Lakes Echo, an innovative project to cover environmental and climate issues in the Great Lakes region.
• Ecomii.com.  The comprehensive news site helps consumers make sense of all things green, from energy efficient homes to climate change policy.  It hosts a comprehensive glossary of green terminology and an "ecopedia" on green topics.

Staff

The initial wiki content was written by two veteran journalists who specialize in the green economy, business and the environment. Both remain active participants in the community.

Lisa Palmer is an award-winning independent writer and editor who specializes in business and environmental journalism.  Her work has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Fortune Small Business and The Boston Globe.  She is a regular contributor to the Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media, an online publication and forum that fosters dialogue on climate change among scientists, journalists, policy makers, and the public. Follow her on Twitter @Lisa_Palmer. 

Jennifer Kho is a freelance reporter and editor who specializes in the green economy and green technology. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Business Week, CNN, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal.  She is a regular contributor to the New York Times Green Inc. blog.  Follow her on Twitter @jennkho.

Technical Contact

Contact GreenJobsGuide.org Webmaster Sean Mussenden, digital coordinator at the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism and an adjunct professor of online journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, by email at smussenden **AT** jmail.umd.edu or on Twitter, @smussenden.