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Blog Entries by Alex Pasternack from 10/2009

Columbia Axes Environmental Journalism, and Malcolm Gladwell Is Okay With That

| Posted 10.21.2009 | Media
Read More: Environment, Malcolm Gladwell, Journalism, Green News, Journalism School, Columbia University, Columbia Journalism School, Media News

The media needs to get over the superficial, celebrity-soaked fad approach to environmental journalism and deliver something that people want: more and better in-depth environmental news.

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How Beijing Cleans Its Air (and Fakes It Too)

| Posted 10.21.2009 | Green
Read More: Smog, Steel, Climate Change, Beijing, China, Traffic Reduction, Global Warming, Olympics, Natural Gas, Green News

Did a New York Times article about improvements to air quality in Beijing bear echoes of the Chinese state-run media?

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Why New York Subway Chief's Congestion Pricing Idea Makes Cents

| Posted 10.22.2009 | New York
Read More: New York, New York City Subway, Subways, New-York-Rush-Hour, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mta, Jay Walder, New York News

The new MTA chief's big breakthrough could be a lower off-peak fare that could nudge more New Yorkers onto the subway on nights and weekends, and lessen the crush at rush hour.

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