Dot Earth
| Dot Earth | |
|---|---|
| Web address |
dotearth |
Type of site | Environmental blog |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | The New York Times |
| Created by | Andrew Revkin |
| Launched | October 25, 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
Dot Earth is an award-winning environmental blog and associated media by science writer Andrew Revkin 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, Dot Earth is described further as "an interactive exploration of trends and ideas with readers and experts."[2]
History
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.[2][3]
Readership
According to a Pace University press release—an institution with which the blog's author is associated, the blog "is ... read by millions of people in more than 200 countries from Brazil to China".[1]
Honors and awards
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Dot Earth' Blog Earns a Second National Communication Award..." Pace Law School, September 16, 2011. Accessed: December 4, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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.
- ↑ O'Connor, Mary Catherine. (2011 November 17). "The Top Ten Environmental Blogs," Outside Online. Accessed: December 4, 2012.
- ↑ O'Connor, Mary Catherine. (2011 November 18). "4. Dot Earth," Outside Online. Accessed: December 4, 2012.