Visit The Tyndall Report. Run a search for mainstream news coverage of a particular environmental issue (global warming; sustainable agriculture; hydrogen powered cars; etc.) What do you see? How do the networks compare on their coverage? OR look at the media coverage timeline and match media coverage spikes and troughs to world events.
Complete your own top 10 list of blogs related to a particular environmental theme related to your chosen profession. Provide links, descriptions, and the qualities that elevate these sites over others.
Go to Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth blog. Read a post with at least 5 responses. Analyze the message and the responses. Are responses typically on topic? Logical? Civil? What advice regarding content and etiquette would you give for commenting to a blog?
Grist magazine. Rachel's Environment & Health News. Compare and contrast tone, style, subject matter, advertising (if any) and mission.
Pick an image event that is not mentioned in Cox. Explain the example, why it counts as an image event and what makes it work (or fail) as an image event.
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