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Professional Experience
Award-winning journalist primarily covering U.S. and California environment, health and energy policies. Comprehensive breaking news and investigative skills, and stylish feature writer. Newspaper, web and television production experience. Janet is skilled in using online, print and public record databases, and in persuading people to talk.
Current:
• National Health Reporting Fellow, USC Annenberg School of Journalism researching industrial contamination
• Freelancer for numerous outlets
Former:
Institute for Justice & Journalism, Los Angeles and Oakland, CA 2008-09
• Senior Fellow reporting on urban environmental pollution.
Designed in-depth fellowship for ethnic media on urban environmental issues at USC Annenberg
and Columbia College Chicago
Los Angeles Times 1996-2008 Staff Writer, Editor
• Environment team: breaking news, enterprise and news feature reporter
Broke stories on everything from inner city neighborhoods grappling with deadly soot and hexavalent chromium to White House officials quashing scientists’ findings on air pollution, climate change and endangered species. Got exclusives on Gov. Schwarzenegger’s top advisors firing respected scientist who headed the California Air Resources Board when he refused to slow climate change regulation opposed by industry groups. News features on wind power, ethanol, carbon capture and other technologies.
• Other reporting: Ground Zero after 9/11, United Nations during Kosovo invasion, massive wildfires while evacuated from own home, growth and development in fragile wild lands, immigration and demographics
• Editor of yearlong project following older foster children taken from abusive parents, raised as court wards and released at age18
• Regional desk editor overseeing team of reporters
Detroit Free Press 1991-1995 Sunday Magazine, City Desk, National Desk
• Award winning coverage of criminal courts, including Jack
Kevorkian, juvenile violence, and police brutality. Wrote “Other Class
Of ‘93” series profiling male teens’ entry into adult justice system.
Boston Globe, New York Daily News, CNN, ABC News “Nightline,” New York Post, various New Jersey newspapers Staff Writer, Freelancer
• Have covered presidential elections, urban sprawl, juvenile violence, criminal courts, organized crime, education, and public figures ranging from Mario Cuomo to Donald Trump.