by Walter Ancarrow
How to Turn Earth Day into Mirth Day
profile:
Earth Day got you down? Samantha Burns proposes Anti-Earth Hour to counteract Earth Hour, where cities across Canada, and possibly other countries, turn off their lights for an entire hour. Burns is planning on turning everything on during that time and she’s got followers.
News Item/Visual:
Just play re-runs of the Brave Little Toaster. No, but seriously, although that movie is really great, the cameramen would get more use going to the Earth Day Rally in Iowa City… and guess who’s going to be there? Presidential hopeful Barack Obama!
Investigation:
With all the talk about global warming, we’re all wondering if it’s true. Is there sufficient proof to back up the claims? I’m ready to snuff out the rumors.
No Fashion Faux-Pas fo' Po'
Profile:
Stephen Fendler, president of CM Almy -- the company designing the Pope’s popedrobe for his visit to Yankee Stadium on Sunday, April 20. Wouldn’t it be interesting to know what requirements go into dressing the Pope? What size is he? (Has he been eating too many popesicles?) What are some of his favorite things to wear?
News Item/Visual:
Send the camera crew to Yankee Stadium while the Pope conducts Mass. Various close ups of Pope’s dress in vogue-y camera angles. Maybe a black-and-white one while he dishes out the Holy Water. Bonus points for pictures that include some absurd element to slyly mock the ridiculous nature of editorial fashion shoots.
Investigation:
Investigation into who sews the Pope’s draggage. Sweat shop scandal? Who knows, but our investigative reporters will find out.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Planet Pope (or, How to Save the Earth -- and Your Soul -- In One Week)
By Mike Sobiloff
Earth Day
Profile: Dennis Hayes was the coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970, and is a prominent activist for environmental change. He has twice served as the international chairman for Earth Day. He has worked with many environmental organizations and various universities, and has been awarded numerous awards for his work.
News item with visuals: Earth Day Network/Green Apple Festival Free Lineup . A free music festival on the National Mall in D.C., to generate excitement for Earth Day and to create awareness about global climate issues. Happening worldwide, but performing in D.C. The Roots, Gov’t Mule, OAR and more. Ed Begley, Chevy Chase, Ed Norton, Russell Simmons and others will speak.
Investigative Story: Donald Trump is trying to build a series of communities and golf courses on the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Meanwhile, the new Xanadu project, an enormous indoor theme park is being built. Environmental cleanups of the site have been long ongoing and largely ineffective. It seems that this area just is not safe to build on. Trump continues to build however. I’d like to send someone in to find out what’s going on there.
Papal Visit
Profile: Kaitlin Karcher and Christopher Jordan, an 8th and 5th grader, respectively, will meet the Pope upon his arrival to NY to give him some flowers. I think this could make a cute story on how they were selected and what the experience was like.
News item with visuals: The Pope’s visit to ground zero should turn up some pretty inspiring pictures. Sept 11 is a topic that is still very serious and real for Americans, and the thought of the Pope standing in the middle of the action just seems very compelling and interesting.
Investigative story: The Westboro Baptist Church, which is infamous for picketing the funerals of soldiers, will be following the Pope around the East Coast, picketing and being a general annoyance, as they usually are. Sending someone in as a potential convert might be illuminating.
Earth Day
Profile: Dennis Hayes was the coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970, and is a prominent activist for environmental change. He has twice served as the international chairman for Earth Day. He has worked with many environmental organizations and various universities, and has been awarded numerous awards for his work.
News item with visuals: Earth Day Network/Green Apple Festival Free Lineup . A free music festival on the National Mall in D.C., to generate excitement for Earth Day and to create awareness about global climate issues. Happening worldwide, but performing in D.C. The Roots, Gov’t Mule, OAR and more. Ed Begley, Chevy Chase, Ed Norton, Russell Simmons and others will speak.
Investigative Story: Donald Trump is trying to build a series of communities and golf courses on the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Meanwhile, the new Xanadu project, an enormous indoor theme park is being built. Environmental cleanups of the site have been long ongoing and largely ineffective. It seems that this area just is not safe to build on. Trump continues to build however. I’d like to send someone in to find out what’s going on there.
Papal Visit
Profile: Kaitlin Karcher and Christopher Jordan, an 8th and 5th grader, respectively, will meet the Pope upon his arrival to NY to give him some flowers. I think this could make a cute story on how they were selected and what the experience was like.
News item with visuals: The Pope’s visit to ground zero should turn up some pretty inspiring pictures. Sept 11 is a topic that is still very serious and real for Americans, and the thought of the Pope standing in the middle of the action just seems very compelling and interesting.
Investigative story: The Westboro Baptist Church, which is infamous for picketing the funerals of soldiers, will be following the Pope around the East Coast, picketing and being a general annoyance, as they usually are. Sending someone in as a potential convert might be illuminating.
Pope Visit and Earth Day 2008
by Jessica Kramer
Pope Visit
Profile: Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He introduced the pope in his speech at the White House Wednesday night. He told the pope the church is “troubled by ideological differences that weaken not only our witness to the world but the life of faith itself.” He said the priest sexual abuse scandal was poorly handled, as later said by the pope (it was “sometimes very badly handled by the bishops"). The cardinal said the problem has made “the personal faith of some Catholics and the public life of the church herself more problematic.” Cardinal George let Rev. Daniel McCormack remain at his post even though allegations surfaced that McCormack had repeatedly engaged in sexual abuse of two boys. He apologized for not letting him go earlier even though he did not attempt to contact the police, violating the church’s protocol.
News Event with Visuals: Mass at Yankees Stadium Sunday or visit to Ground Zero Friday
Enterprise Story : further investigation into the sexual abuse scandal and what role officials had in keeping people on their posts even though allegations had surfaced or was known to be true.
Earth Day
Profile: Ed Begley, Jr., noted actor and environmentalist who had a TV show, Living With Ed, trying to about making his home more environmentally friendly.
News Event with Visuals: EarthFair in New York City April 18-19, a free event with organic food, clean fuels, music, exhibits, and kids' activities.
Enterprise Story: investigative piece about the electric car – conspiracies and facts behind its death and what can be done to revive it.
Pope Visit
Profile: Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He introduced the pope in his speech at the White House Wednesday night. He told the pope the church is “troubled by ideological differences that weaken not only our witness to the world but the life of faith itself.” He said the priest sexual abuse scandal was poorly handled, as later said by the pope (it was “sometimes very badly handled by the bishops"). The cardinal said the problem has made “the personal faith of some Catholics and the public life of the church herself more problematic.” Cardinal George let Rev. Daniel McCormack remain at his post even though allegations surfaced that McCormack had repeatedly engaged in sexual abuse of two boys. He apologized for not letting him go earlier even though he did not attempt to contact the police, violating the church’s protocol.
News Event with Visuals: Mass at Yankees Stadium Sunday or visit to Ground Zero Friday
Enterprise Story : further investigation into the sexual abuse scandal and what role officials had in keeping people on their posts even though allegations had surfaced or was known to be true.
Earth Day
Profile: Ed Begley, Jr., noted actor and environmentalist who had a TV show, Living With Ed, trying to about making his home more environmentally friendly.
News Event with Visuals: EarthFair in New York City April 18-19, a free event with organic food, clean fuels, music, exhibits, and kids' activities.
Enterprise Story: investigative piece about the electric car – conspiracies and facts behind its death and what can be done to revive it.
The Holy See and Must-See Earth Day Events
Piper Wallingford
Diggin' up the Dirt on Earth Day:
1. Profile: Bjorn Lomborg. Lomborg is a former environmentalist and member of Greenpeace, but is now "skeptical" of the environmental movement. He disagrees with scientists about the real state of the world, which is “getting better.” He recently released a book about global warming, “Cool It,” in which he says global warming is anthropogenic, but will not harm the planet. Scientists have accused him of manipulating and disregarding data.
2. News Item with Visuals: “Muse on Earth” Art Party at Creative Pier. Attendees create their own works of art that symbolize he Earth and help give back, such as birdhouses. The event promotes artistic creation for artists and non-artists. The informal atmosphere is great for children, and the art will provide great visuals.
3. Enterprise story: PETA Celebrates Earth Day. According to PETA, you should celebrate Earth day every Day. “You aren’t an environmentalist until you start eating green.” Outrageous acts in the past promote vegetarianism, such as in London where naked pregnant women sat in a cage for mother’s day. But PETA employees kill more than 97% of the animals in their care. Ironically, dead animals are stored in a giant walk-in freezer, a meat locker.
The See in the City
1. Profile: Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago. He is the current President of the US Bishops Conference and greeted the Pope at Andrews Air Force Base. He has a similar history of conservatism, such as when he denied Eucharist to protesters wearing rainbow-colored flags. The Pope has talked about George’s comments on the sexual abuse scandal, which George said was "very badly handled."
2. News Item with Visuals: Pope Gives Mass at the Yankee Stadium. This will be the last mass in the stadium before the Yankees move. More than 550 priests will be present to distribute communion. The event also celebrates the bi-centennial of the creation of the four U.S. archdioceses.
3. Enterprise story: Pope at Ground Zero to call for terrorists to convert to Christianity. When the Pope repeated words of 14th century Byzantine emperor, it created an alienation between the Christian and Muslim communities. During the Pope's visit to Ground Zero, he will ask for terrorists to convert to Christianity. This could heighten outrage in Muslim communities.
Diggin' up the Dirt on Earth Day:
1. Profile: Bjorn Lomborg. Lomborg is a former environmentalist and member of Greenpeace, but is now "skeptical" of the environmental movement. He disagrees with scientists about the real state of the world, which is “getting better.” He recently released a book about global warming, “Cool It,” in which he says global warming is anthropogenic, but will not harm the planet. Scientists have accused him of manipulating and disregarding data.
2. News Item with Visuals: “Muse on Earth” Art Party at Creative Pier. Attendees create their own works of art that symbolize he Earth and help give back, such as birdhouses. The event promotes artistic creation for artists and non-artists. The informal atmosphere is great for children, and the art will provide great visuals.
3. Enterprise story: PETA Celebrates Earth Day. According to PETA, you should celebrate Earth day every Day. “You aren’t an environmentalist until you start eating green.” Outrageous acts in the past promote vegetarianism, such as in London where naked pregnant women sat in a cage for mother’s day. But PETA employees kill more than 97% of the animals in their care. Ironically, dead animals are stored in a giant walk-in freezer, a meat locker.
The See in the City
1. Profile: Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago. He is the current President of the US Bishops Conference and greeted the Pope at Andrews Air Force Base. He has a similar history of conservatism, such as when he denied Eucharist to protesters wearing rainbow-colored flags. The Pope has talked about George’s comments on the sexual abuse scandal, which George said was "very badly handled."
2. News Item with Visuals: Pope Gives Mass at the Yankee Stadium. This will be the last mass in the stadium before the Yankees move. More than 550 priests will be present to distribute communion. The event also celebrates the bi-centennial of the creation of the four U.S. archdioceses.
3. Enterprise story: Pope at Ground Zero to call for terrorists to convert to Christianity. When the Pope repeated words of 14th century Byzantine emperor, it created an alienation between the Christian and Muslim communities. During the Pope's visit to Ground Zero, he will ask for terrorists to convert to Christianity. This could heighten outrage in Muslim communities.
Conservative Catholicism to Eco-Friendly Fashion
By Cory Carroll
Ideals and Prada for Conservative Catholics
Profile: Mary Ann Glendon; she is the United States ambassador to the Vatican. In addition to her diplomatic post, Glendon is a professor of law at Harvard and recipient of the 2005 National Humanities Medal. Glendon would be an interesting profile because it could be an introduction to her and her work to her fellow Americans.
News Item with Visuals: April 19th—Blessing of Youth with Disabilities at St. Joseph Seminary in New York.
Enterprise: Liberal Catholic groups are continously advocating against the Conservative ideals of the Pope. Groups like Dignity/USA are trying to bring equality between the LGBT Catholic community and the Catholic church. Are the Pope's Conservative ideals enough to turn gay Catholics from the church?
Eco-Friendly Fashion
Profile: Routa Segal; a creative arts therapist at Creative Pier who co-founded “Muse on Earth”—an Earth Day event that provides various arts events for individuals to find the inner meaning of the day and make it part of their everyday lives.
News Items with Visuals: “Queens is Green Fashion Show” in Astoria on April 22nd. A competitive fashion show featuring local designers. The clothing and accessories are created from recycled and reusable products.
Enterprise: "Fashion uses more water than any industry other than agriculture," according to Earthpledge.org. As the fashion industry is one of the most un-eco-friendly industries in the world, what measures are designers taking or going to have to begin to take in order to save Earth's resources? Groups like FutureFashion are beginning to take a stand on trying to make the fashion world more eco-friendly.
Ideals and Prada for Conservative Catholics
Profile: Mary Ann Glendon; she is the United States ambassador to the Vatican. In addition to her diplomatic post, Glendon is a professor of law at Harvard and recipient of the 2005 National Humanities Medal. Glendon would be an interesting profile because it could be an introduction to her and her work to her fellow Americans.
News Item with Visuals: April 19th—Blessing of Youth with Disabilities at St. Joseph Seminary in New York.
Enterprise: Liberal Catholic groups are continously advocating against the Conservative ideals of the Pope. Groups like Dignity/USA are trying to bring equality between the LGBT Catholic community and the Catholic church. Are the Pope's Conservative ideals enough to turn gay Catholics from the church?
Eco-Friendly Fashion
Profile: Routa Segal; a creative arts therapist at Creative Pier who co-founded “Muse on Earth”—an Earth Day event that provides various arts events for individuals to find the inner meaning of the day and make it part of their everyday lives.
News Items with Visuals: “Queens is Green Fashion Show” in Astoria on April 22nd. A competitive fashion show featuring local designers. The clothing and accessories are created from recycled and reusable products.
Enterprise: "Fashion uses more water than any industry other than agriculture," according to Earthpledge.org. As the fashion industry is one of the most un-eco-friendly industries in the world, what measures are designers taking or going to have to begin to take in order to save Earth's resources? Groups like FutureFashion are beginning to take a stand on trying to make the fashion world more eco-friendly.
Earth Day / Papal Visit Packet Proposals
by Damon Beres
Earth Day
Profile piece: Christina Salvi, organizer in Recycle This! (which freegan.info describes as “a grassroots waste reduction & recycling activist group that works throughout the five boroughs of New York City to help New Yorkers rethink garbage and work towards a more sustainable city”), and a coordinator for Freecycle New York City; discussing what she does for the environment and waste-management, as well as providing more details on the two organizations she belongs to, would allow this profile to easily fit the bill as an Earth Day piece. Bill Nye the Science Guy, who is in a competition with next door neighbor Ed Begley for “greenest house,” would make an interesting profile for obvious reasons (Bill Nye!) but might also be used to show others how they could live greener.
News piece with a focus on good photos: “Project Earth Day” (April 24th at the Teknion Showroom), the culmination of a fashion design competition where “entrants will be judged on aesthetics, execution of design, and the incorporation of one or more "ecological design" principles, such as eco-labeling, or dyes and water consumption.” The “Queens is Green Fashion Show” (“Attend a free fashion competition that highlights clothing and accessories from local designers that not only look good, but are good for the planet”) would also probably be good. What could possibly make for better photos than fashion models adorned in, what, leaves and recycled cardboard?
Enterprise story: Another, more in-depth piece on freegans (can't escape them!) could probably fit the Earth Day bill, but there are a number of other issues that present themselves with the holiday; a look at how top companies, schools, etcetera handle the environment, for instance. The freegans piece might be nice because it's edgy and hip; young people eating out of the trash, squatting, and making free bicycles? It's Earth Day taken to the max!
Papal Visit
Profile piece: Rabbi Arthur Schneier, senior rabbi of Park East Synagogue and Holocaust survivor, who the pope will meet during his New York City visit. His Excellency Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who blessed an ambulance for the pope’s motorcade but is also Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, which Benedict will visit during his stay in New York. Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of Bishop Accountability (a website that documents sexual abuse in the church), might make for a good profile if the piece was to somehow relate to the pope’s stance on child abuse in the Catholic church.
News piece with a focus on good photos: Obvious answers would be the Mass at Yankee Stadium or the visit to Ground Zero. The actual meeting with Rabbi Schneier would also likely be worth photographing.
Enterprise story: A lot more could probably be said of the child abuse situation in the church. The pope explicitly commented on it on his way here, so a solid investigative piece (a stunt piece might be difficult, but would likely be an amusing read) that could provide hard facts on the history of the situation along with the church’s traditional stance would be worth reading; a lot of people might be surprised to learn that while self-mutilation automatically makes one ineligible for priesthood, there isn't much said about child abuse.
Earth Day
Profile piece: Christina Salvi, organizer in Recycle This! (which freegan.info describes as “a grassroots waste reduction & recycling activist group that works throughout the five boroughs of New York City to help New Yorkers rethink garbage and work towards a more sustainable city”), and a coordinator for Freecycle New York City; discussing what she does for the environment and waste-management, as well as providing more details on the two organizations she belongs to, would allow this profile to easily fit the bill as an Earth Day piece. Bill Nye the Science Guy, who is in a competition with next door neighbor Ed Begley for “greenest house,” would make an interesting profile for obvious reasons (Bill Nye!) but might also be used to show others how they could live greener.
News piece with a focus on good photos: “Project Earth Day” (April 24th at the Teknion Showroom), the culmination of a fashion design competition where “entrants will be judged on aesthetics, execution of design, and the incorporation of one or more "ecological design" principles, such as eco-labeling, or dyes and water consumption.” The “Queens is Green Fashion Show” (“Attend a free fashion competition that highlights clothing and accessories from local designers that not only look good, but are good for the planet”) would also probably be good. What could possibly make for better photos than fashion models adorned in, what, leaves and recycled cardboard?
Enterprise story: Another, more in-depth piece on freegans (can't escape them!) could probably fit the Earth Day bill, but there are a number of other issues that present themselves with the holiday; a look at how top companies, schools, etcetera handle the environment, for instance. The freegans piece might be nice because it's edgy and hip; young people eating out of the trash, squatting, and making free bicycles? It's Earth Day taken to the max!
Papal Visit
Profile piece: Rabbi Arthur Schneier, senior rabbi of Park East Synagogue and Holocaust survivor, who the pope will meet during his New York City visit. His Excellency Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who blessed an ambulance for the pope’s motorcade but is also Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, which Benedict will visit during his stay in New York. Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of Bishop Accountability (a website that documents sexual abuse in the church), might make for a good profile if the piece was to somehow relate to the pope’s stance on child abuse in the Catholic church.
News piece with a focus on good photos: Obvious answers would be the Mass at Yankee Stadium or the visit to Ground Zero. The actual meeting with Rabbi Schneier would also likely be worth photographing.
Enterprise story: A lot more could probably be said of the child abuse situation in the church. The pope explicitly commented on it on his way here, so a solid investigative piece (a stunt piece might be difficult, but would likely be an amusing read) that could provide hard facts on the history of the situation along with the church’s traditional stance would be worth reading; a lot of people might be surprised to learn that while self-mutilation automatically makes one ineligible for priesthood, there isn't much said about child abuse.
Package Stories for Papal Visit and Earth Day
Nicholas Luckenbaugh
Papal Visit:
• PROFILE: Father John McGuire, Pastor at St. Joseph’s Parish Church in the Village is doing much of the planning for the pope’s prayer service this week. He has been working with the pope’s coordination team, NYU faculty and students and New York City and Greenwich Village officials and representatives to make the service smooth and successful. Father McGuire would make an excellent profile.
• NEWS EVENT WITH VISUALS: The Westboro Baptist Church is planning protests at all major papal events, including the pope’s visit to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral and St. Joseph’s Parish Church in the Village. The protests would provide excellent pictures and extremely interesting and potentially colorful quotes, giving insight into an aspect of the papal visit that is not well-covered in the media.
• ENTERPRISE STORY: A slow return to the Latin Mass, initiated by Pope Benedict XVI, is causing controversy among American Catholics, even with priests. While the Catholic Church and Vatican promotes unity and heirarchy, this dissention in individual dioceses could be a sign of the Vatican's loss of control over American parishes. The piece will investigate individual parish practices in relation to the ordinances handed down by the Vatican and individual dioceses. The piece is timely considering the pope’s visit to the United States.
Earth Day:
• PROFILE: A sidewalk promoter for Greenpeace, particularly one that is slotted to work at the EarthFair in New York City would make an excellent profile. The promoter is always ignored on New York sidewalks and would have great stories, strong environmental convictions and pertinent information regarding Earth Day and the EarthFair.
• NEWS EVENT WITH VISUALS: EarthNight, April 22 from 6 p.m. to midnight, is a social networking party and eco-fashion show at The Park, 118 Tenth Avenue at 18th Street. The event, which receives significantly less coverage than New York City’s EarthFair, would provide excellent pictures and interesting quotes.
• ENTERPRISE PIECE: How environmentally friendly are organizations such as the EPA, Greenpeace and Lower East Side Ecology Center that claim to promote conservation? This piece would track the recycling habits of the New York offices of these and similar organizations, investigating how seriously they take their recycling habits.
Papal Visit:
• PROFILE: Father John McGuire, Pastor at St. Joseph’s Parish Church in the Village is doing much of the planning for the pope’s prayer service this week. He has been working with the pope’s coordination team, NYU faculty and students and New York City and Greenwich Village officials and representatives to make the service smooth and successful. Father McGuire would make an excellent profile.
• NEWS EVENT WITH VISUALS: The Westboro Baptist Church is planning protests at all major papal events, including the pope’s visit to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral and St. Joseph’s Parish Church in the Village. The protests would provide excellent pictures and extremely interesting and potentially colorful quotes, giving insight into an aspect of the papal visit that is not well-covered in the media.
• ENTERPRISE STORY: A slow return to the Latin Mass, initiated by Pope Benedict XVI, is causing controversy among American Catholics, even with priests. While the Catholic Church and Vatican promotes unity and heirarchy, this dissention in individual dioceses could be a sign of the Vatican's loss of control over American parishes. The piece will investigate individual parish practices in relation to the ordinances handed down by the Vatican and individual dioceses. The piece is timely considering the pope’s visit to the United States.
Earth Day:
• PROFILE: A sidewalk promoter for Greenpeace, particularly one that is slotted to work at the EarthFair in New York City would make an excellent profile. The promoter is always ignored on New York sidewalks and would have great stories, strong environmental convictions and pertinent information regarding Earth Day and the EarthFair.
• NEWS EVENT WITH VISUALS: EarthNight, April 22 from 6 p.m. to midnight, is a social networking party and eco-fashion show at The Park, 118 Tenth Avenue at 18th Street. The event, which receives significantly less coverage than New York City’s EarthFair, would provide excellent pictures and interesting quotes.
• ENTERPRISE PIECE: How environmentally friendly are organizations such as the EPA, Greenpeace and Lower East Side Ecology Center that claim to promote conservation? This piece would track the recycling habits of the New York offices of these and similar organizations, investigating how seriously they take their recycling habits.
Earth Day 2008 and the Pope's Visit to the U.S.
Lisa Bonarrigo
EARTH DAY
Profile: Kathleen Rogers, President of the Earth Day Network - she has worked more than 15 years as an environmental attorney and advocate, and is now heading up the Earth Day Network - her thoughts on this year's events and her background involvement would be interesting
News item with visuals: Central Park, where the Green Apple Festival is hosting its New York concert event on April 20, featuring many bands, including the Bacon Brothers - video and photos of the concerts and the crowds would demonstrate the amount of people coming together for an event to raise awareness
Investigative piece on whether or not members of Congress act in response to the thousands of calls they will receive on Tuesday, April 22, what some are calling the largest campaign ever to bring about action on the issue of global warming - both sides and what Congress members haven't done which prompted such a large campaign
POPE VISITS
Profile: one of the five Americans traveling with the pope, such as Cardinal William J. Levada, head of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, to get perspective on bringing the Pope to the U.S. from an American insider involved in the papacy
News item with visuals: Concert for Hope and Public Solemn Pontifical Mass at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, April 20 - There will be thousands there and it would be interesting to track the uplifting concert followed by a quiet mass in a usually loud and rowdy location
Investigative piece: I've heard volunteers for the Pope's visit here say that they're shocked at how unorganized the operation is (no one is kept track of, and people are tossed in different locations with no warning) – juxtapose that to the high security planned for every location the Pope will be in the entire weekend
EARTH DAY
Profile: Kathleen Rogers, President of the Earth Day Network - she has worked more than 15 years as an environmental attorney and advocate, and is now heading up the Earth Day Network - her thoughts on this year's events and her background involvement would be interesting
News item with visuals: Central Park, where the Green Apple Festival is hosting its New York concert event on April 20, featuring many bands, including the Bacon Brothers - video and photos of the concerts and the crowds would demonstrate the amount of people coming together for an event to raise awareness
Investigative piece on whether or not members of Congress act in response to the thousands of calls they will receive on Tuesday, April 22, what some are calling the largest campaign ever to bring about action on the issue of global warming - both sides and what Congress members haven't done which prompted such a large campaign
POPE VISITS
Profile: one of the five Americans traveling with the pope, such as Cardinal William J. Levada, head of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, to get perspective on bringing the Pope to the U.S. from an American insider involved in the papacy
News item with visuals: Concert for Hope and Public Solemn Pontifical Mass at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, April 20 - There will be thousands there and it would be interesting to track the uplifting concert followed by a quiet mass in a usually loud and rowdy location
Investigative piece: I've heard volunteers for the Pope's visit here say that they're shocked at how unorganized the operation is (no one is kept track of, and people are tossed in different locations with no warning) – juxtapose that to the high security planned for every location the Pope will be in the entire weekend
The Pope vs. The Earth: April just isn't Big Enough For the Two of Them
By Michael Ronan
Package Stories
The Pope’s visit to NYC:
Profile story: Profile on Mark G. Ackerman who is executive director of the archdiocesan office of the Papal visit. The reason I would profile him is because he is the man behind the scenes in the Pope’s visit. He is in charge with planning where the Pope visits.
Event to go to: I would send a news team to cover the Pope’s visit to 5th Ave. to 72nd St. at 1:15 p.m. on April 19. Here the Pope will be traveling in the pope mobile and people will be in the streets trying to get his blessing, making for great photo opportunities not unlike when the Giants won the Superbowl.
Enterprise story: The Pope has called on a return to fundamental Christian values, arguing against the rise of secularism in modern society. Why was their this secularism, in the first place, and how will the Pope’s argument for this return affect Christian voters in the upcoming election, especially with issues like that of Obama and his ties to pastor? A reporter could also infiltrate a politically minded Christian organization such as Moral Majority, or the Christian Coalition.
Earth Day
Profile story: Members of the SCA, the Student Conservation Association, who will be celebrating Earth Day by helping to build a greenhouse at Alemany Farm. This takes place April 19th in San Francisco.
Event to go to: The event I would send a news crew to would be the Earth Day fair. It takes place on April 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 19 from noon to 7 p.m. on Vanderbilt Ave. This would make for good pictures because the festival incorporates musical events, non-profit organizations, as well as kids activities.
Enterprise story: An investigative piece on how, despite celebrating Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been prohibited from acting for environmental conservation. This would lead into an investigation on the responsiveness of the government on a state and federal level to Earth Day and environmental activists.
Package Stories
The Pope’s visit to NYC:
Profile story: Profile on Mark G. Ackerman who is executive director of the archdiocesan office of the Papal visit. The reason I would profile him is because he is the man behind the scenes in the Pope’s visit. He is in charge with planning where the Pope visits.
Event to go to: I would send a news team to cover the Pope’s visit to 5th Ave. to 72nd St. at 1:15 p.m. on April 19. Here the Pope will be traveling in the pope mobile and people will be in the streets trying to get his blessing, making for great photo opportunities not unlike when the Giants won the Superbowl.
Enterprise story: The Pope has called on a return to fundamental Christian values, arguing against the rise of secularism in modern society. Why was their this secularism, in the first place, and how will the Pope’s argument for this return affect Christian voters in the upcoming election, especially with issues like that of Obama and his ties to pastor? A reporter could also infiltrate a politically minded Christian organization such as Moral Majority, or the Christian Coalition.
Earth Day
Profile story: Members of the SCA, the Student Conservation Association, who will be celebrating Earth Day by helping to build a greenhouse at Alemany Farm. This takes place April 19th in San Francisco.
Event to go to: The event I would send a news crew to would be the Earth Day fair. It takes place on April 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 19 from noon to 7 p.m. on Vanderbilt Ave. This would make for good pictures because the festival incorporates musical events, non-profit organizations, as well as kids activities.
Enterprise story: An investigative piece on how, despite celebrating Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been prohibited from acting for environmental conservation. This would lead into an investigation on the responsiveness of the government on a state and federal level to Earth Day and environmental activists.
The Popemobile: Is it eco-friendly? The Pope's Visit and Earth Day
Alexandra Beggs
Pope's Visit:
1. Profile: Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York and Cardinal of Roman Catholic Church in United States, opinion on Pope's visit to New York and his role in the visit.
2. News item with visuals: Pope’s Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (New York), Sat. April 19
3. Investigative piece: What is the cost of the pope's visit? Would it be cheaper if Americans visited Rome instead? The Roman Catholic Church funds his visit, yet not many people actually get to see the Pope in person. The cost of organizing the events and security is incredibly high, do most people think it's worth it? What are the real benefits of the Pope's visit.
Earth Day:
1. Profile: John Mackey, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Whole Foods Market, concerning Whole Foods’ involvement on Earth Day and elimination of plastic bags.
2. News item with visuals: Go Green Expo at the Hilton New York (53rd and 6th Ave.) April 26 10-6 or April 27 10-3. Event inspired by film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” aims to teach how consumers and business owners can make communities greener; events such as speakers, eco-fashion show, green marketplace, over 200 booths/exhibits, demonstrations/hands on activities.
3. Investigative piece: How businesses go green for Earth Day, but keep wasting the next day. The impact of Earth Day fades after the holiday; ways in which businesses, schools, individuals waste the most.
Pope's Visit:
1. Profile: Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York and Cardinal of Roman Catholic Church in United States, opinion on Pope's visit to New York and his role in the visit.
2. News item with visuals: Pope’s Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (New York), Sat. April 19
3. Investigative piece: What is the cost of the pope's visit? Would it be cheaper if Americans visited Rome instead? The Roman Catholic Church funds his visit, yet not many people actually get to see the Pope in person. The cost of organizing the events and security is incredibly high, do most people think it's worth it? What are the real benefits of the Pope's visit.
Earth Day:
1. Profile: John Mackey, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Whole Foods Market, concerning Whole Foods’ involvement on Earth Day and elimination of plastic bags.
2. News item with visuals: Go Green Expo at the Hilton New York (53rd and 6th Ave.) April 26 10-6 or April 27 10-3. Event inspired by film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” aims to teach how consumers and business owners can make communities greener; events such as speakers, eco-fashion show, green marketplace, over 200 booths/exhibits, demonstrations/hands on activities.
3. Investigative piece: How businesses go green for Earth Day, but keep wasting the next day. The impact of Earth Day fades after the holiday; ways in which businesses, schools, individuals waste the most.
Papal Visit in NYC 2008 and Earth Day 2008
Cathryn Horwitz
Papal Visit to NYC, 2008
1. Profile: Peter Isely is a national board member of the Survivors Network of those Abused. Isely was sexually abused for three years in his Catholic school in Wisconsin, starting when he was 13 years old. He began his fight to bring the abuse out into the open and to pursue the matter legally 10 years ago. Profiling Isely would provide a different angle on the papal visit, highlighting the negativity simmering beneath the excitement about the visit. Pope Benedict XVI has only recently become vocal over the issue of sexual abuse by priests.
2. News Item: The papal visit to Park East Synagogue where he will meet Rabbi Arthur Schneier, a Holocaust survivor. A camera crew could capture the juxtaposition of the head of the Catholic church inside a synagogue, and the meeting of a Catholic and Jewish leader.
3. Enterprise piece: Before he was elected Pope in 2005, John Paul II appointed him, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, as a prefect in Rome of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, previously known as the Holy Office and before that known as the Holy Inquistion. According to its profile its purpose is to protect the church from heresy, but it’s previous name including “inquisition” brings to mind other events, specifically the Catholic Inquisition in Spain. John Paul II was an extremely popular pope among Jewish citizens (in the United States and all over the world), but what disparity does this logical connection create between Jews and Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church of today. This can be connected to the news item on the papal visit to Park East and meeting with Rabbi Schneier.
Earth Day 2008
1. Profile: Robert Repetto and Seth Binder are the contacts for a website set up by Yale University to analyze the economic factors in reduction of carbon emissions. Yale’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is responsible for the site.
2. News Item: Earth Week at Grand Central Terminal includes Giant Earth Images—which show Earth-related art, photographs, quotations and messages—and EarthFair—a two-day music and education festival in Vanderbilt Hall with earth-friendly exhibitions.
3. Enterprise Story: The EarthFair in Central Park will be an event focused on climate change and will involve several speakers and performers speaking out for immediate action against global warming. But such an event requires an enormous amount of electricity, produces litter by way of a large audience, and the venue--Central Park--and the animals residing there may be disturbed by the excess commotion and noise. A large amount of media coverage involves equipment, paper for broadcast scrips, helicopters and other potential pollutants. Will the EarthFair damage more than it helps and educates?
Papal Visit to NYC, 2008
1. Profile: Peter Isely is a national board member of the Survivors Network of those Abused. Isely was sexually abused for three years in his Catholic school in Wisconsin, starting when he was 13 years old. He began his fight to bring the abuse out into the open and to pursue the matter legally 10 years ago. Profiling Isely would provide a different angle on the papal visit, highlighting the negativity simmering beneath the excitement about the visit. Pope Benedict XVI has only recently become vocal over the issue of sexual abuse by priests.
2. News Item: The papal visit to Park East Synagogue where he will meet Rabbi Arthur Schneier, a Holocaust survivor. A camera crew could capture the juxtaposition of the head of the Catholic church inside a synagogue, and the meeting of a Catholic and Jewish leader.
3. Enterprise piece: Before he was elected Pope in 2005, John Paul II appointed him, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, as a prefect in Rome of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, previously known as the Holy Office and before that known as the Holy Inquistion. According to its profile its purpose is to protect the church from heresy, but it’s previous name including “inquisition” brings to mind other events, specifically the Catholic Inquisition in Spain. John Paul II was an extremely popular pope among Jewish citizens (in the United States and all over the world), but what disparity does this logical connection create between Jews and Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church of today. This can be connected to the news item on the papal visit to Park East and meeting with Rabbi Schneier.
Earth Day 2008
1. Profile: Robert Repetto and Seth Binder are the contacts for a website set up by Yale University to analyze the economic factors in reduction of carbon emissions. Yale’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is responsible for the site.
2. News Item: Earth Week at Grand Central Terminal includes Giant Earth Images—which show Earth-related art, photographs, quotations and messages—and EarthFair—a two-day music and education festival in Vanderbilt Hall with earth-friendly exhibitions.
3. Enterprise Story: The EarthFair in Central Park will be an event focused on climate change and will involve several speakers and performers speaking out for immediate action against global warming. But such an event requires an enormous amount of electricity, produces litter by way of a large audience, and the venue--Central Park--and the animals residing there may be disturbed by the excess commotion and noise. A large amount of media coverage involves equipment, paper for broadcast scrips, helicopters and other potential pollutants. Will the EarthFair damage more than it helps and educates?
Earth Day & Pope Packet
Tanya Burnett
EARTH DAY
Profile: Pamela Lippe, green consultant and director of Earth Day New York. Lippe has 30 years of experience with environmental projects in New York.
News Item w/ Visuals: Earth Fair at Grand Central (Friday April 18th 12-7pm & Saturday April 19th 11-5pm)
Investigative Piece: How Green is Mayor Bloomberg? His proposed Congestion Pricing Plan to increase environmental intiatives will cost cars traveling in the city during the workday $8 and $21 for trucks. Does Mayor Bloomberg, contribute to congestion?
POPE VISITS THE U.S.
Profile: Vatican Ambassador to the USA Pietro Sambi or Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuel. It would be interesting to see exactly what relations the ambassador and archbishop would have with such a secular nation as the U.S.
News Item w/ Visual: The Pope's Day in New York April 18-20th(taking pictures of the places that the Pope visits and things that he does while NY. Maybe he'll eat a hot dog.)
Investigative Piece: Why is the vatican so important historically and how did it become an icon for Christianity?
EARTH DAY
Profile: Pamela Lippe, green consultant and director of Earth Day New York. Lippe has 30 years of experience with environmental projects in New York.
News Item w/ Visuals: Earth Fair at Grand Central (Friday April 18th 12-7pm & Saturday April 19th 11-5pm)
Investigative Piece: How Green is Mayor Bloomberg? His proposed Congestion Pricing Plan to increase environmental intiatives will cost cars traveling in the city during the workday $8 and $21 for trucks. Does Mayor Bloomberg, contribute to congestion?
POPE VISITS THE U.S.
Profile: Vatican Ambassador to the USA Pietro Sambi or Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuel. It would be interesting to see exactly what relations the ambassador and archbishop would have with such a secular nation as the U.S.
News Item w/ Visual: The Pope's Day in New York April 18-20th(taking pictures of the places that the Pope visits and things that he does while NY. Maybe he'll eat a hot dog.)
Investigative Piece: Why is the vatican so important historically and how did it become an icon for Christianity?
Packaging the Pope and Earth Day
By, Jamie Letica
Profile: Jennifer Pascual. She is the music director at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. She is in charge of coordinating the music for the majority of the Pope's events during his stay in New York.
News Item: The march to Ground Zero with the Pope and some of the 9/11 victims' families.
Enterprise Story: The pope is highly praises the tradition of religious tolerance in America. However, there was a lot of religious intolerance in America and probably still is around the country.
Earth Day 2008
Profile: Peter Bross. He is on the Board of Directors of Earthday.net, and therefore helps to plan a lot of the Earth Day activities. He contributes to a lot of environmental organizations on a regular basis as well. However, he is the only person on the Board of Directors who does not have an education in environmental studies, and does not work for an environmental agency. He is a doctor.
News Item: Central Park's Green Apple Festival. It is the third year this festival is taking place. The event boasts "Free Valet Bike Parking." It will have live bands, planting and mulching activities, tree care and composting demonstrations, arts and crafts with recycled materials, tree tours, face painting, a green mural project, and Greenmarket Vendors.
Enterprise Story:
Profile: Jennifer Pascual. She is the music director at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. She is in charge of coordinating the music for the majority of the Pope's events during his stay in New York.
News Item: The march to Ground Zero with the Pope and some of the 9/11 victims' families.
Enterprise Story: The pope is highly praises the tradition of religious tolerance in America. However, there was a lot of religious intolerance in America and probably still is around the country.
Earth Day 2008
Profile: Peter Bross. He is on the Board of Directors of Earthday.net, and therefore helps to plan a lot of the Earth Day activities. He contributes to a lot of environmental organizations on a regular basis as well. However, he is the only person on the Board of Directors who does not have an education in environmental studies, and does not work for an environmental agency. He is a doctor.
News Item: Central Park's Green Apple Festival. It is the third year this festival is taking place. The event boasts "Free Valet Bike Parking." It will have live bands, planting and mulching activities, tree care and composting demonstrations, arts and crafts with recycled materials, tree tours, face painting, a green mural project, and Greenmarket Vendors.
Enterprise Story:
By: Kim Anglin
Move Over Christmas, Earth Day is Set to Be the Next Big Commercial Holiday
Profile:
Chevy Chase: Why, because he’s high profile celebrity and because he founded The Center for Environmental Education Online.
“This year The Center for Environmental Education Online celebrates its seventeenth year as a national resource center and clearinghouse for environmental education. Founded by Jayni and Chevy Chase, the non-profit organization grew out of their long-held belief that if understanding and change are going to occur, it must begin with the education of our children.” ~charitybuzz.com
News Item with Visuals:
It would be best to send cameras to the Earth Day Flagship Event on the National mall in Washington D.C. It's the center of it all. There will also be a number of A-list celebrities in attendance, which would invite readers.
" In Washington, DC we will be rocking out with Jordin Sparks, The Roots, O.A.R., Toots and the Maytals, and Warren Haynes. Speakers scheduled to appear are Ed Norton, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Rep. Ed Markey, Rep. Jane Harman, Tom Friedman, Russell Simmons and many more." ~earthday.net
Investigative:
Is Earth Day just another commercial holiday for companies? Is Earth Day just a trend?
http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2007/04/23/retailers-see-green-on-earth-day.aspx
Devout Followers or Celebrity Spotters: Why Did You Line Up to See the Pope?
Profie:
DC Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl. Why, because he spoke About the Pope in an online Q&A session for the www.washingtonpost.com propr to the visit.
News Item with Visuals:
Pennsylvania avenue, where crowds gathered as the pope passed in the “Popemobile.”
Possible Shot of the President with the Pope.
Investigative:
Are Catholics lining up to see the Pope for religious reasons, or are they just starstruck. With the advent of celebrity promotion, is religion becoming a trend? Scientology, anyone? Investigators will delve into the world of a number of religious groups and organizations and examine their motives. Are these groups centered around faith or societal status? Are their messages different from established religions like Christianity? And finally, could they replace their predecessors?
Move Over Christmas, Earth Day is Set to Be the Next Big Commercial Holiday
Profile:
Chevy Chase: Why, because he’s high profile celebrity and because he founded The Center for Environmental Education Online.
“This year The Center for Environmental Education Online celebrates its seventeenth year as a national resource center and clearinghouse for environmental education. Founded by Jayni and Chevy Chase, the non-profit organization grew out of their long-held belief that if understanding and change are going to occur, it must begin with the education of our children.” ~charitybuzz.com
News Item with Visuals:
It would be best to send cameras to the Earth Day Flagship Event on the National mall in Washington D.C. It's the center of it all. There will also be a number of A-list celebrities in attendance, which would invite readers.
" In Washington, DC we will be rocking out with Jordin Sparks, The Roots, O.A.R., Toots and the Maytals, and Warren Haynes. Speakers scheduled to appear are Ed Norton, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Rep. Ed Markey, Rep. Jane Harman, Tom Friedman, Russell Simmons and many more." ~earthday.net
Investigative:
Is Earth Day just another commercial holiday for companies? Is Earth Day just a trend?
http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2007/04/23/retailers-see-green-on-earth-day.aspx
Devout Followers or Celebrity Spotters: Why Did You Line Up to See the Pope?
Profie:
DC Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl. Why, because he spoke About the Pope in an online Q&A session for the www.washingtonpost.com propr to the visit.
News Item with Visuals:
Pennsylvania avenue, where crowds gathered as the pope passed in the “Popemobile.”
Possible Shot of the President with the Pope.
Investigative:
Are Catholics lining up to see the Pope for religious reasons, or are they just starstruck. With the advent of celebrity promotion, is religion becoming a trend? Scientology, anyone? Investigators will delve into the world of a number of religious groups and organizations and examine their motives. Are these groups centered around faith or societal status? Are their messages different from established religions like Christianity? And finally, could they replace their predecessors?
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