| Articles Chris Spence has written, edited and researched a large number of articles and reports for various newspapers, magazines, news bulletins and other publications, on issues ranging from climate change and other environmental issues, to international relations, development, health, and consumer affairs. He is an award-winning writing, having won the TUANZ Award for Best Investigative Article on IT issues in New Zealand. Below are some links to examples of his work. U.S. May Be Warming To Kyoto Protocol, The Dominion-Post, March 2004 Published in one of New Zealand's most popular daily newspapers, Wellington's Dominion-Post (circulation 130,000), this article looked at the increasing interest in climate change and the Kyoto Protocol in the U.S. media and in some political circles, as well as with the general public. Full graphics version Text-only version Scientists Highlight Health Fears, Ocean Risks, Linkages Update, February 2005 I have been writing and editing articles for Linkages Update, an online publication read by 20,000 specialists following climate change and other multilateral environment and development processes, for several years as a contributing expert on climate change and trade and development issues. I am also an editor of this online publication. This link shows the articles I wrote on dozens of issues relating to the international climate change negotiations during 2004. Winds of Change: The Argentine Elections, Emerging Markets newspaper, March 2000 This article was published in Emerging Markets newspaper, an investment publication popular among international institutional investors, professional working for the Bretton Woods Institutions, and other decision makers and businesspeople active in the international finance sector. Emerging Markets is published by Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc, one of the largest providers of financial information worldwide. London Calling: Getting Started in London, Consumer magazine, March 1998 As an investigative journalist working for Consumer magazine (readership 250,000) from 1995-1997, I wrote articles on a wide range of issues, from environmental matters to consumer scams, health and travel. This article contained advice for New Zealanders moving to London for what they refer to as their "OE" (overseas experience). Thousands of young New Zealanders move to London under a bilateral agreement that allows them to work in Britain for up to two years. The first page is attached here. Net Gains, Net Losses: A Guide to Internet Service Providers, Consumer magazine, January 1997 This investigative article exposed which internet service providers were the best--and worst--in the New Zealand market. In early 1998, I was awarded a major New Zealand journalism award, the "TUANZ" prize for best IT article, for this story. The first page can be read here. Partly for the Birds: Environmental Sponsorships, Consumer magazine, June 1996 This article, one of several I wrote for Consumer on environment and energy issues, investigated corporate sponsorships of environmental sponsorships, revealing which ones were "genuine," and which were simply greenwash. The first page.. |
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