Roger Cohn is the founder and editor of Yale Environment 360, an online environmental magazine published at the Yale School of the Environment.[1] Previously he served as the executive editor of Audubon and editor-in-chief of Mother Jones, which won a National Magazine Award for general excellence during his tenure.[2]
Roger Cohn | |
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 Roger Cohn | |
| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Organisation | Yale Environment 360 |
| Known for | Environmental journalism |
Cohn has written for publications including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Outside and served as a lecturer at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.[3]
Education and career
editRoger Cohn attended Yale University, graduating in 1973. From 1977 to 1987, he was a reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he covered environment and urban affairs. In 1980, he was part of a team of journalists that won the Pulitzer Prize for News Reporting for their coverage of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.[3]
From 1991 to 1998, Cohn was executive editor at Audubon, helping to lead the magazine during a period when it became known for its environmental reporting.[1] In 1999, he took over as editor-in-chief of Mother Jones, refocusing the magazine on in-depth investigative journalism.[4] Under his leadership, Mother Jones increased its circulation from 132,000 to 236,000[5] and won a National Magazine Award for general excellence.[6] Cohn resigned from his post in 2005.[5]
In 2007, James Gustave Speth, then dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, recruited Cohn to helm a new online environmental magazine.[7] “We wanted to do a serious job of reporting on a broad range of environmental issues and science,” Cohn said. “It was a niche that was not being served, something in between an academic journal and a green publication on lifestyle issues.”[8]
In June 2008, Cohn launched Yale Environment 360 with articles by Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Kolbert, Fred Pearce, and Carl Zimmer.[9] Yale E360 has since won an Online Journalism Award for best specialty journalism site and a National Magazine Award for best video in digital media.[8] "The Warriors of Qiugang," a short film co-produced byYale E360 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 83rd Academy Awards.[10]
References
edit- ^ Norman, Brett. "Yale Environment 360". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "An online eye on the environment". www.yalealumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ a b "Poynter Fellowship: Roger Cohn". Office of Public Affairs & Communications. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ Fost, Dan (April 19, 2001). ""REGAINING ITS MOJO / Mother Jones magazine going strong after 25 years"".
- ^ a b Carr, David (October 14, 2004). ""Arts, Briefly; Kissing Mother Goodbye"".
- ^ Kuczynski, Alex (May 3, 2001). ""New Yorker Sets Record At Magazine Awards"".
- ^ "Yale Bulletin and Calendar". archives.news.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ a b Norman, Brett. "Yale Environment 360". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Features". Yale E360. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "The Warriors of Qiugang: A Chinese Village Fights Back". Yale E360. Retrieved 2024-10-17.