David Ropeik

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David P. Ropeik (

Huffington Post.[5] He has also written articles for other publications, including Nieman Reports.[6]

Background

He was born in Albany, NY and grew up in Trenton, NJ. David attended Northwestern University where he received a BSJ from the Medill School of Journalism in 1972 and a MSJ the following year.[7]

Following graduate school, David began as a radio and television reporter for WTIC in Hartford, CT, which was soon sold to

Emmy Awards.[10]

He was a

MIT from 1994-5[11] and a National Tropical Botanical Garden
Fellow in 1999.

Career

In January 2000, Ropeik joined the

Kennedy School of Government, the Nieman Fellowship Program, The Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at MIT, Boston University's Program in Science Journalism, Emerson College, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writers, the National Association of Science Writers, and the Society of Environmental Journalists.[13]

With the then-director of the Center for Risk Analysis, George Gray, Ropeik co-authored the book "RISK, A Practical Guide for Deciding What’s Dangerous and What’s Safe in the World Around You", published by

Houghton Mifflin in 2002.[14]

In 2006, Ropeik left the School of Public Health, though he continued teaching in the

McGraw Hill.[16]

He served as the risk communication member of the Congressionally mandated Veterans Affairs Board on Dose Reconstruction,

Advertising Council, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and a consortium of businesses and individuals.[10]

Bibliography

Books

  • Ropeik, David. How risky is it, really? Why our fears don't always match the facts.

Essays and reporting

Sources

  1. ^ "Risk: Reason and Reality | Big Think". bigthink.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23.
  2. ^ "David Ropeik".
  3. ^ "Cognoscenti".
  4. ^ "David Ropeik – Medium".
  5. ^ "David Ropeik | HuffPost".
  6. ^ "Understanding Factors of Risk Perception".
  7. ^ "Medill - Thought Leaders - David Ropeik". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  8. ^ David Ropeik, American Chemical Society
  9. ^ "SEJ Board & Staff". 2008-05-29.
  10. ^ a b c "Background - David P. Ropeik, Consultant in Risk Perception and Risk Communication". Archived from the original on 2019-08-05.
  11. ^ "1995 Archives".
  12. ^ "ATS, January 14, 2000, Risk Analysis Center Hires Local TV Reporter for Communications Position". www.hsph.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2001-05-03.
  13. ^ "Ropeik & Associates Background".
  14. ISBN 0618143726
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  15. ^ "David P. Ropeik: Harvard Extension School". Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  16. ISBN 978-0071629690
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  17. ^ "Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction: VBDR Board Meeting - Hampton, Virginia". Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-03-03.

External links

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