Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Coverage

国家地理电视台正在创建多平台媒体，以交流因重大漏油事件而在海湾地区展开的科学和工程故事。深水地平线漏油是美国发生的最严重的环境灾难之一，尽管传统新闻媒体继续报道漏油事件，但很少有人讨论起作用的科学因素。它们包括阻止泄漏和遏制石油泄漏所需的技术和工程技能；减轻其影响的科学和工程努力；以及对地球系统的潜在影响。向公众传达这些科学和工程概念既关键又紧迫。《国家地理》在报道漏油事件背后的科学和工程及其影响方面处于独特的地位。交付成果将包括：将于2010年9月在国家地理频道播出的60分钟的“探险家”纪录片电视节目；通过国家地理的社交媒体频道宣传的每周16个在线“科学期刊”片段，内容包括对科学家、工程师和其他专家的采访；持续的海湾地区在线新闻报道和博客报道；以及针对儿童的在线内容。国家科学基金会的资金将特别支持电视节目和数字内容中尚未拍摄的科学和工程部分的报道。电视节目和数字内容将以批判性的科学和工程概念接触到广泛的公众观众。整个项目旨在实时和长期地传达来自墨西哥湾的科学信息，这样做是为了加强公众对科学和工程的理解，因为它与漏油危机有关。

National Geographic Television is creating multi-platform media to communicate the scientific and engineering stories unfolding in the Gulf region due to the major oil spill. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is one of the worst environmental disasters to occur in the U.S., and though traditional news outlets continue to report on the spill, there is little discussion about the scientific factors at play. They include the technology and engineering skills needed to stop the leak and contain the oil; the scientific and engineering efforts to mitigate its effects; and the potential impacts on the Earth system. Communicating these scientific and engineering concepts to the public is both critical and urgent. National Geographic is uniquely positioned to take the lead in reporting on the science and engineering behind the spill and its implications. Deliverables will include: a 60-minute "Explorer" documentary television program to air on the National Geographic Channels in September 2010; 16 weekly online "Science Journal" segments featuring interviews with scientists, engineers, and other experts, promoted through National Geographic's social media channels; ongoing online news coverage and blog reports from the Gulf region; and online content for children. Funding from the National Science Foundation will specifically support coverage of the yet-to-be-filmed science and engineering segments for the television program and digital content. The television program and digital content will reach a broad public audience with critical science and engineering concepts. The entire project is designed to communicate scientific messages from the Gulf in real time and over the longer term, and in so doing, to enhance public understanding of science and engineering as it relates to the oil spill crisis.