S2E13 – The Art and Challenges of Environmental Journalism

In this episode, we meet with Angely – a climate and environmental journalist from NYC. Her work is featured in national and city publications including The New York Times, The Nation, Rolling Stone, Vogue, The Guardian, and more. She focuses on primarily environmental science, environmental justice, social media, and culture. Her fact-checking work is featured in various publications like The Nation, Rest of World, Mother Jones, and Gimlet among others.

• We learn about the power of social media and fact checking
• We learn about the challenges of the journalism industry
• We learn about how you shouldn’t let your job define you

Follow and connect with Angely on socials:
Instagram: @angely_mercado
Twitter: @angelymercado
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelymercado/

Check out Angely’s posts on Gizmodo:
https://gizmodo.com/author/angelymercado

Check out Angely’s profile on Muck Rack:
https://muckrack.com/angely-mercado

Check out a very important recent article written by Angely: https://gizmodo.com/hurricane-idalia-makes-landfall-in-florida-lost-power-1850786952

Check out some of the best environmental journalism stories of 2022:
https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2022/12/23/best-environmental-journalism-2022/