by Nigel | May 31, 2025 | Air pollution, Commentary, Energy, Environment, Feature Articles, Health, Health communication, Journalism, Photography, Sustainable development, Training
A new short (8-week) course, ‘Health Journalism and Public Health Communication’, has been launched by the Kenya Medical Research Insitute (KEMRI) Graduate School in partnership with CLEAN-Air(Africa), to help build a growing cohort of communicators delivering accurate, balanced and impactful stories on Africa’s health priorities, with a special emphasis on the transition to clean, safe and sustainable household energy.
by Nigel | Dec 28, 2024 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Tourism, Travel
A stiff climb to the high ground Climbing the long, steep hill from the village of Givenchy-en-Gohelle to reach the Canadian National Memorial at Vimy Ridge on a heavily laden bike reinforced what it meant to gain the high ground. In war, taking and holding hills and...
by Nigel | Nov 29, 2024 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Tourism, Travel
In the main square of the small town of Messines, on the high ground of a ridge that saw the prelude to the infamous Battle of Passchendaele, stands a sculpture of two officers, one British and one German, with a football. This is Andy Edwards’ Christmas Truce memorial, a poignant reminder of a moment in December 1914 when the humanity of ordinary men on both sides of the conflict was spontaneously shared, only to be suppressed in the bloody campaigns reasserted in the days that followed.
by Nigel | Nov 15, 2024 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Tourism, Travel
An account of the incredibly tragic story behind ‘The Grieving Parents’, the brilliant German artist Käthe Kollwitz’s memorial to her son who was killed in 1914, and my experiences of drawing of this deeply moving sculpture
by Nigel | Nov 1, 2024 | Air pollution, Blog Posts, Commentary, Energy, Environment, Health, Health, Sustainable development, Sustainable development
The public in the UK and other developed countries are rightly concerned about the health impacts of air pollution, and our journalists are justified in keeping this topic on the agenda. Our media could so easily use this concern to highlight the massive impact on health, development, and the environment of energy poverty and air pollution from the continuing widespread reliance on solid fuels in the developing world, but are generally failing to do so. This topic, and the key policies and investment required to bring about a rapid, just and effective clean energy transition, need the attention and scrutiny of our best journalists, in the UK, other developed countries, and in the developing nations.