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Dot Earth

Type of site

Environmental blog
Available inEnglish
OwnerThe New York Times
Created byAndrew Revkin
URLdotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
LaunchedOctober 25, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-10-25)
Current statusDefunct

Dot Earth is a media piece environmental blog, by science writer Andrew Revkin, which ran from 2007 to 2016 for The New York Times.[1] The blog's aim is to examine efforts to balance human affairs with the planet's limits.[2]

Featuring videos, interviews and other types of information like environmental and climate change issues, including energy policy, conservation, biodiversity, and sustainability, Dot Earth was further described as "an interactive exploration of trends and ideas with readers and experts."[2]

History[edit]

Posted on October 25, 2007, Revkin's first entry on Dot Earth was on "Cutting Greenhouse Gases for Cash Prizes". In April 2010, "after 940 posts as a news blog", The New York Times moved Dot Earth to the "opinion side" of its online site. This decision accompanied Revkin's move from a fulltime position to that of a freelancer, with the move being done to make clear the line between the two categories.[2][3] After 9 years and 2,810 posts, Revkin ended the blog on 5 December 2016, just before he began work as a senior reporter for ProPublica.[4]

Readership[edit]

According to a Pace University press release, an institution in which the blogger is associated, the blog is "read by millions of people in over 200 countries, from Brazil to China".[1]

Honours and awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "'Dot Earth' Blog Earns a Second National Communication Award For Pace University Senior Fellow and New York Times Blogger Andrew Revkin". Pace Law School Newswire. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012.
  • ^ a b c "About Dot Earth", nytimes.com. Accessed: December 3, 2012.
  • ^ Brainard, Curtis. (2010 April 1). "Dot Earth Moves to NYT Opinion Section," Columbia Journalism Review. Accessed: December 4, 2012.
  • ^ "After Nine Years and 2,810 Posts, a Dot Earth Farewell". 5 December 2016.
  • ^ O'Connor, Mary Catherine. (2011 November 17). "The Top Ten Environmental Blogs," Outside Online. Accessed: December 4, 2012.
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