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<i>Grist</i> (magazine)

Grist (magazine)

Magazine

Grist (originally Grist Magazine; also referred to as Grist.org) is an American non-profit online magazine founded in 1999 that publishes environmental news and commentary.[1] Grist's tagline is "Climate. Justice. Solutions."[2] Grist is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has about 50 writers and employees. Its CEO is former editor-in-chief Nikhil Swaminathan.[3]

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Coverage

Grist offers reporting, interviews, opinion pieces, daily news, book reviews, food and agricultural coverage, and green advice. Its stated mission is "show that a just and sustainable future is within reach."[2]

Regular features include "Ask Umbra," an environmental advice column by Umbra Fisk. Grist also summarizes the day's environmentally related news events in daily and weekly email newsletters.

Main writers previously included David Roberts, Lisa Hymas, and Sarah Goodyear.[4]

Staff

Chip Giller is the founder and former president of Grist. Giller received the Heinz Award for founding Grist in 2009.[5] In 2004, he received the Jane Bagley Lehman Award for Excellence in Public Advocacy, from the Tides Foundation in recognition of the role Grist is playing in increasing environmental awareness.[6] Giller took first place in the 2001 AlterNet New Media Hero contest for his work on Grist[7] and was one of five finalists for the Environmental Grantmakers Association's 2002 "Environmental Messenger of the Year Award." Giller was previously the editor of Greenwire, the first environmental news daily.[8]

Brady Walkinshaw, a former state representative from Seattle, was hired as Grist's CEO in March 2017. Walkinshaw unsuccessfully campaigned to represent the Washington's 7th congressional district in 2016 on a platform of controlling carbon emissions, among issues.[9] Swaminathan replaced Walkinshaw in 2022.[3]

Finances

Grist is registered as a non-profit 501C3 business entity.[10] For fiscal year 2011, Grist reported revenues of $3,700,490, expenses of $3,022,290, and total assets of $2,028,447.[11][12]

Awards

See also

References

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    Norman, Brett (January 4, 2011). "Grist". News Startups Guide. Columbia Journalism Review.
  2. [2]
    Walkinshaw, Brady Piñero (March 17, 2021). "With a new look, Grist recommits to climate, justice, and solutions". Grist. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Grist names Nikhil Swaminathan as CEO". Grist. September 20, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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    "Staff Bios". Grist. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
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    "Chip Giller". The Heinz Awards. November 27, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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    "Previous Winners". Tides Foundation. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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    "AlterNet's "New Media Heroes" Usher in Post-Dot-com Era". Alternet. February 21, 2001. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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    "Chip Giller". Skoll Foundation. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  9. [9]
    Connelly, Joel (March 8, 2017). "Brady Walkinshaw leaves politics to take on the Grist of journalism". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
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    "Charities: Charitable Solicitations Program Charity Profile Report". Sos.wa.gov. September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
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    "2020 Eddie and Ozzie Winners".
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    "Twelve Journalists Recognized As 2020 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award Winners". Seal Awards. Jacob Tyler. February 17, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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    "2018 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award Winners Announced". SEAL Awards. November 12, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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    "Twelve Journalists Recognized as 2021 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award Winners". SEAL Awards. June 21, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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    "Twelve Journalists Recognized as 2022 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award Winners". SEAL Awards. February 8, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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    "2018 Eddie and Ozzie Winners".
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    Zibby Wilder (June 2, 2010). "And the Winners Are... - Page 1 - News - Seattle". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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    "THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". Independent Publisher. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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    "Winners of the 2003 Utne Independent Press Awards". Utne.com. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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    "Still Cool Archive". Cool Site of the Day. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

Further reading

  • Roston, Eric (April 17, 2008). "Grist". The Environment. Time.
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