Harvard Shorenstein Center Paper on Bill McKibben as Journalist, Public Intellectual and Activist

In a paper released today by Harvard University, I analyze the career of writer-turned-activist Bill McKibben and his impact over the past 20 years on the  climate change debate.  Below is a description of the paper from the corresponding web page at the Kennedy School of Government’s Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy.  More background on the paper and related book project is available by way of a story and video interview at the American University web site. At his New York Times Dot Earth blog, Andrew Revkin posted about the paper this morning.  At the Climate Shift Project , at Big Think’s Age of Engagement and other venues I will be highlighting and reflecting on discussion and reactions to the paper.   Nisbet, M.C. (2013). Nature’s Prophet: Bill McKibben as Journalist, Public Intellectual, and Activist. Joan Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics, and Public Policy.  Discussion Paper Series, D-78 March.  Cambridge, MA: Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. In a new paper released today by the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, Fall 2012 fellow Matthew C. Nisbet examines writer-turned-activist Bill McKibben’s career and impact on the debate over climate change, drawing comparisons to other journalists and public intellectuals writing on the topic. [...]