perseverance of a campaigner and passion of an activist then GT reccommends the perfect career for you. Become an environmental journalist.

Pick up the newspaper of the day or switch on your favourite news channel and you will not fail to read or hear some piece of news on environment...from local issues like leaking sewage pipelines, city garbage dis-posal, choking air and traffic woes to more global issues like drought, climate change or vanishing species.

Environment is no longer the concern of a worried cranky few but is a major subject of scrutiny and attention of all the media. The majority across the world want to know more about the status of our planets health. Many environmental movements and organisa-tions have used the power of the media to achieve their goals. Today, many newspapers have a special post of a development or environmental correspondent.

Being an environmental journalist is hard work and not an option for the weak willed. Many a times you will find that the majority opinion is against you — sometimes even your editor. You have to stand by your beliefs and convictions while being open to new learning and thinking all the time.

Those who have seriously pursued this vocation claim that it has radically changed the way they think of the world and their lives. An environmental journalist never stops learning.

Are you ready to discover your world! Environment is no longer the concern of a worried cranky few. It is a subject of scrutiny and attention of the media. Across the world people want to know more about the status of our planet’s health.