Alex Kirby
Encyclopedia
For the Blue Heelers
character, please see Alex Kirby (Blue Heelers)
Alex Kirby is a British
journalist
, specializing in environment
al issues. He worked in various capacities at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for nearly 20 years. From 1987 to 1996, he was the environmental correspondent for BBC News, in radio
and television
. He left the BBC in 1998 to work as a freelance journalist. He also provides media skills training to companies
, universities
and NGO
s. He is also currently the environmental correspondent for BBC News Online
, and hosted BBC Radio 4
's environment series, Costing the Earth. He has no formal scientific
training.
He writes a regular column for BBC Wildlife
magazine.
18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)173.65.173.211 (talk)
date: Wed Dec 8 08:25:30 2004
from: Phil Jones
subject: RE: something on new online.
to: “Alex Kirby”
At 17:27 07/12/2004, you wrote:
Yes, glad you stopped this — I was sent it too, and decided to
spike it without more ado as pure stream-of-consciousness rubbish. I can
well understand your unhappiness at our running the other piece. But we
are constantly being savaged by the loonies for not giving them any
coverage at all, especially as you say with the COP in the offing, and
being the objective impartial (ho ho) BBC that we are, there is an
expectation in some quarters that we will every now and then let them
say something. I hope though that the weight of our coverage makes it
clear that we think they are talking through their hats.
—–Original Message—–
Prof. Phil Jones
Climatic Research Unit
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
character, please see Alex Kirby (Blue Heelers)
Alex Kirby is a British
Great Britain
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, specializing in environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
al issues. He worked in various capacities at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for nearly 20 years. From 1987 to 1996, he was the environmental correspondent for BBC News, in radio
Radio
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and television
Television
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. He left the BBC in 1998 to work as a freelance journalist. He also provides media skills training to companies
Business
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, universities
University
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and NGO
Non-governmental organization
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s. He is also currently the environmental correspondent for BBC News Online
BBC News Online
BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production. The website is the most popular news website in the United Kingdom and forms a major part of BBC Online ....
, and hosted BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's environment series, Costing the Earth. He has no formal scientific
Science
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training.
He writes a regular column for BBC Wildlife
BBC Wildlife
BBC Wildlife is a British glossy, all-colour, monthly magazine about wildlife, founded by BBC Worldwide and published through the BBC Magazines Bristol division, also trading as Bristol Magazines Ltd....
magazine.
Climategate 2.0 email connexion
Climategate 2.0 email 4894.txt highlights what Alex Kirby of BBC thinks of climate skeptics as he conveys it to Dr. Phil Jones.http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/11/24/bbcs-kirby-admission-to-phil-jones-on-impartiality/18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)173.65.173.211 (talk)
date: Wed Dec 8 08:25:30 2004
from: Phil Jones
subject: RE: something on new online.
to: “Alex Kirby”
At 17:27 07/12/2004, you wrote:
Yes, glad you stopped this — I was sent it too, and decided to
spike it without more ado as pure stream-of-consciousness rubbish. I can
well understand your unhappiness at our running the other piece. But we
are constantly being savaged by the loonies for not giving them any
coverage at all, especially as you say with the COP in the offing, and
being the objective impartial (ho ho) BBC that we are, there is an
expectation in some quarters that we will every now and then let them
say something. I hope though that the weight of our coverage makes it
clear that we think they are talking through their hats.
—–Original Message—–
Prof. Phil Jones
Climatic Research Unit
External links
- Kirby's published work at the BBC (search "Alex Kirby" at BBC Online)