NYT Reporter to Visit OU SPJ

In celebration of Earth Month (April), OU SPJ is extremely proud to bring Andrew C. Revkin of the New York Times to campus April 16.

Mr. Revkin will present the keynote speech,
"9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?"
in Scripps 111 at 7 p.m.

For the first time in its history, the human species has both become a planet-scale force and become aware of that fact. Spikes in population and resource appetites have been sustained by technology and fossil fuels -- so far. But with an estimated 9 million people living on the planet by 2050, the road to a stable, prospering human population is highly uncertain.

Revkin, a prize-winning author and environmental reporter for The New York Times, explores how people are, and aren't, working to smooth the path, from the Arctic to the Amazon to the White House.

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, OU SPJ, the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Dr. Debatin's 1804 Grant, and the School of Visual Communication.

As members of OU SPJ we may also have a unique possibility to meet Mr. Revkin on a more personal level. We'll have more as it becomes available.

This is just another in the long list of unique and thrilling opportunities OU SPJ has planned for Spring Quarter 2009!