David Sassoon - Inside Climate News
David founded Inside Climate News in 2007 after learning about climate change by working as a contract writer for foundations and NGOs grappling with the issue. He identified an unmet need—fair and accurate media coverage of climate science—and launched a blog which grew into ICN over the last 19 years. A history major at Harvard, after graduation David traveled around the world as a documentary black-and-white photographer, for many years based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. He returned to earn a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He then worked as a writer, editor and publisher for 30 years on public interest issues for a variety of employers and started two other publications before launching ICN. He has overseen the growth of the organization from a staff of two to a staff of 42 today and guided the development of ICN’s powerful and innovative operating model with the help of many colleagues and supporters.
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David Sassoon Founder & Publisher David founded Inside Climate News in 2007 after learning about climate change by working as a contract writer for foundations and NGOs grappling with the issue. He identified an unmet need—fair and accurate media coverage of climate science—and launched a blog which grew into ICN over the last 19 years. A history major at Harvard, after graduation David traveled around the world as a documentary black-and-white photographer, for many years based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. He returned to earn a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He then worked as a writer, editor and publisher for 30 years on public interest issues for a variety of employers and started two other publications before launching ICN. He has overseen the growth of the organization from a staff of two to a staff of 42 today and guided the development of ICN’s powerful and innovative operating model with the help of many colleagues and supporters. [email protected] Our Newsroom Comes of Age ICN Sunday Morning Journalism, Propaganda and Climate Change By David Sassoon A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Summer Text and photos by David Sassoon A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: Spring Text and photos by David Sassoon A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: The End of Winter Text and photos by David Sassoon A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Autumn Text and photos by David Sassoon <img width="330" height="220" src="https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RockyNewsroom-330x220.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image" alt="In Denver, the newsroom of the Rocky Mountain News sits empty in February 2009 after publication of the newspaper's last edition. The owner E.W. Scripps Co. announced that the "Rocky" was closing down after efforts to sell the money-losing newspaper failed. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images." decoding="async" srcset="https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RockyNewsroom-330x220.jpg 330w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RockyNewsroom-900x600.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px" /> Igniting a Journalism Renaissance By David Sassoon <img width="330" height="220" src="https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-330x220.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image" alt="Daniel Ellsberg speaking to reporters during a recess in his federal trial in Los Angeles in May 1973. Ellsberg was accused of illegally copying and distributing the Pentagon Papers relating to the Vietnam war. A judge dismissed the charges. Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images." decoding="async" srcset="https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-330x220.jpg 330w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-300x201.jpg 300w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-768x514.jpg 768w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellsberg-900x600.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px" /> How Daniel Ellsberg Opened the Door to One of the Most Consequential Climate Stories of Our Time By David Sassoon <img width="330" height="220" src="https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-330x220.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image" alt="A refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo, collects water for their vegetable crops at a water pan in Kalobeyei settlement for refugees in Turkana County, Kenya on October 2, 2019. Credit: Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images" decoding="async" srcset="https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-330x220.jpg 330w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-300x200.jpg 300w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-768x512.jpg 768w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/refugee_luis-tato-afp-getty-900x600.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px" /> Ecocide: Should Destruction of the Planet Be a Crime? By David Sassoon <img width="330" height="220" src="https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/arctic_steven-kazlowski-barcroft-media-getty-330x220.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail-medium size-t...