Environmental Law
Envt'l Law News Spring 2016, Vol. 25, No. 1
Content
- Ceqa's "Unusual Circumstances Exception" In the Wake of Berkeley Hillside
- The New Federal Clean Water Rule
- The 2015 Legislative Recap: Settling in and Taking a Breath
- Editor's Note...
- 2016-2017 Environmental Law Section Executive Committee
- Environmental Law News Publications Committee
- Reprise of Fireside Chat Yosemite Environmental Law Conference October 24, 2015
- The Clean Power Plan: Friend or Foe of California's Climate Policy?
- Table of Contents
- How to Ethically and Effectively Talk to Reporters
- Environmental Streamlining Measures in Title 41 of the Fast Act: What Will They Mean for Infrastructure Project Developers?
How to Ethically and Effectively Talk to Reporters
by Matthew Preusch*
I. INTRODUCTION
Lawyering and journalism share a lot. Both professions are governed by deadlines, require copious reading and writing, and are among the nation’s least trusted trades.1
Despite those similarities, many lawyers do not understand the basics of journalism, and many journalists – especially generalists – have only a superficial understanding of what lawyers do.