Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:27:19 -0500
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From: Kim Auletta <kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**NOTES.CC.SUNYSB.EDU>
Subject: safety reporting/journalism schools


About a year ago, there was a discussion about how we could/should 
interact with our university Schools of Journalism to improve 
safety/chemical incident reporting. I made some contacts and now that we 
have a MS program in Communicating Science to the Public (
http://www.stonybrook.edu/journalism/ms/ComSci_about.html), they've 
contacted me to work with them on using the Texas Tech mis-reporting as a 
case study!

So - I'm looking for your collective wisdom: what would you like a 
Journalism student working on science reporting to know? What's your 
favorite place to check facts (I already shared with them Tox-Net) on 
reporting chem hazards?

I'm really excited about this opportunity to share our safety knowledge 
with these students so that maybe they can pass on correct/useful 
information instead of just the scare tactics to get the big headline. 

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
EH&S    Z=6200
Stony Brook University
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-632-3032
FAX: 631-632-9683
EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/

Remember to wash your hands!

About a year ago, there was a discussion about how we could/should interact with our university Schools of Journalism to improve safety/chemical incident reporting. I made some contacts and now that we have a MS program in Communicating Science to the Public (http://www.stonybrook.edu/journalism/ms/ComSci_about.html), they've contacted me to work with them on using the Texas Tech mis-reporting as a case study!

So - I'm looking for your collective wisdom: what would you like a Journalism student working on science reporting to know? What's your favorite place to check facts (I already shared with them Tox-Net) on reporting chem hazards?

I'm really excited about this opportunity to share our safety knowledge with these students so that maybe they can pass on correct/useful information instead of just the scare tactics to get the big headline.

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
EH&S    Z=6200
Stony Brook University
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-632-3032
FAX: 631-632-9683
EH&S Web site:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/

Remember to wash your hands!

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