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Jake Spring

Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

BROADCAST : interrupted

Elon Musk

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Julie Smith

Greta Thunberg

John Townsend

Phil Jones

Chris Henry

James Logan

Bernie Sanders

Matt Bell

Sean Palmer

Brad Olsen

Jennifer Lopez

Jeff Bezos

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On the core values that Journalists try to abide by… “…I wouldn’t say that I have something memorized, Reuters has what’s called the trust principle which we are all supposed to adhere to and we all do. But I like those because they are just common sense, basically – Don’t do anything where somebody feels like their trust has been violated, you know. Don’t represent things in a way that’s gonna make the reader think you’re misleading them. Always be completely upfront with your sources, if you’re gonna quote them and they wanted to be anonymous, talk to them about – Can I say you work for this ministry…just be completely upfront about everything. At the end of the day the trust principle is – Don’t violate the reader’s and the source’s trust…”   Jake Spring is an American journalist for the Reuters News Agency currently covering Environment and Commodities in Brasilia, Brazil. He has written vivid stories as the first reporter from a major news outlet on the ground during the 2019 Amazon fire crisis and while covering historic fires in the world’s largest wetlands in 2020. Jake has covered Brazil’s environment and government regulation of agriculture, mining and energy, including votes in Congress and field reporting on the impacts of major policies. Before moving to Brazil he covered the automobile industry from Beijing, China writing on a number of important aspects like the electric car boom and self-driving cars. Jake is also the host, producer and editor of the Foreign Correspondence Podcast. On the podcast he speaks to journalists from all over the world about their journeys as professionals and collects stories that shed light on the diversity of interests embedded within journalism. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Northwestern University in Illinois. During the course of this conversation we cover quite a wide range of topics like the specifics of working in capital cities as a journalist to discussing why brutalism in architecture has seen a resurgence as a style over social media.

On the core values that Journalists try to abide by… “…I wouldn’t say that I have something memorized, Reuters has what’s called the trust principle which we are all supposed to adhere to and we all do. But I like those because they are just common sense, basically – Don’t do anything where somebody feels like their trust has been violated, you know. Don’t represent things in a way that’s gonna make the reader think you’re misleading them. Always be completely upfront with your sources, if you’re gonna quote them and they wanted to be anonymous, talk to them about – Can I say you work for this ministry…just be completely upfront about everything. At the end of the day the trust principle is – Don’t violate the reader’s and the source’s trust…” Jake Spring is an American journalist for the Reuters News Agency currently covering Environment and Commodities in Brasilia, Brazil. He has written vivid stories as the first reporter from a major news outlet on the ground during the 2019 Amazon fire crisis and while covering historic fires in the world’s largest wetlands in 2020. Jake has covered Brazil’s environment and government regulation of agriculture, mining and energy, including votes in Congress and field reporting on the impacts of major policies. Before moving to Brazil he covered the automobile industry from Beijing, China writing on a number of important aspects like the electric car boom and self-driving cars. Jake is also the host, producer and editor of the Foreign Correspondence Podcast. On the podcast he speaks to journalists from all over the world about their journeys as professionals and collects stories that shed light on the diversity of interests embedded within journalism. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Northwestern University in Illinois. During the course of this conversation we cover quite a wide range of topics like the specifics of working in capital cities as a journalist to discussing why brutalism in architecture has seen a resurgence as a style over social media.

Ep #3 | Jake Spring : Journalism, Cities, Podcasting | Part II

Ep #3 | Jake Spring : Journalism, Cities, Podcasting | Part I

The Group of Seven nations on Monday pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fight raging wildfires in the Amazon and protect its rainforest, even as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused rich countries of treating the region like a "colony."The international pledges at a G-7 summit in France included $20 million from the group, as well as a separate $12 million from Britain and $11 million from Canada. Ottawa has also offered to send firefighting planes to Brazil.Other groups are contributing support for a region whose rainforests are a major absorber of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Earth Alliance, a new environmental foundation backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, is pledging $5 million in aid, saying the Amazon is one of the "best defenses" against climate change.The funds are widely seen as critical support, but a relatively small amount for dealing with an environmental crisis of such scale threatening what French President Emmanuel Macron called "the lungs of the planet."More than $1 billion, for example, has been paid into a fund to help the Amazon in the past decade. And major donors Germany and Norway recently cut donations to Brazilian forestry projects, saying Bolsonaro's administration isn't committed to curbing deforestation.It was unclear how exactly the new money would be administered. Bureaucracy can slow and reduce the amount that reaches programs in the field. Brazil's environment minister, Ricardo Salles, said the aid was welcome and that Brazil should decide how the resources are used.More global funding and political will in Brazil will be needed once the fires are extinguished, said John Robinson, chief conservation officer at the Wildlife Conservation Society.Brazil needs "legislation and regulations that set clear limits preventing landowners — especially large ones — from burning the forest and converting it to agriculture and rangeland, backed by incentives and investment in alternatives," Robinson said.The international pledges came despite tensions between European countries and the Brazilian president, who suggested the West was angling to exploit Brazil's natural resources."Look, does anyone help anyone ... without something in return? What have they wanted there for so long?" Bolsonaro said.Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, black and gay people, and praised his country's 1964-1985 dictatorship. But nothing has rallied more anger at home and criticism from abroad than his response to the fires in parts of the Amazon region.The Brazilian leader says he is committed to protecting the Amazon and prosecuting anyone involved in illegal fires, many of which appear to be to have been set in already deforested areas to clear land for farming.But Bolsonaro initially questioned whether activist groups might have started the fires in an effort to damage the credibility of his government, which has called for looser environmental regulations in the world's largest rainforest to spur development."We believe that there are many mining companies and lumber companies and farmers who feel that the president has their backs," said Raoni Metuktire, a Brazilian indigenous chief and environmentalist who traveled to the G-7 summit in Biarritz.In response, European leaders threatened to block a major trade deal with Brazil that would benefit the very agricultural interests accused of driving deforestation.The impact of the fires and smoke has disrupted life for many in the Amazon region. The airport in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state, was closed for more than an hour Monday morning because of poor visibility. On Sunday, a soccer match of a lower-tier national league was briefly suspended because of smoke in Rio Branco, capital of Acre state, as fire burned in a field outside the stadium.In Para state, where fires have swept many areas, resident Moacir Cordeiro said he was worried about their impact on nature and his health. Smoke rose from nearby...

The Group of Seven nations on Monday pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fight raging wildfires in the Amazon and protect its rainforest, even as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused rich countries of treating the region like a "colony." The international pledges at a G-7 summit in France included $20 million from the group, as well as a separate $12 million from Britain and $11 million from Canada. Ottawa has also offered to send firefighting planes to Brazil. Other groups are contributing support for a region whose rainforests are a major absorber of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Earth Alliance, a new environmental foundation backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, is pledging $5 million in aid, saying the Amazon is one of the "best defenses" against climate change. The funds are widely seen as critical support, but a relatively small amount for dealing with an environmental crisis of such scale threatening what French President Emmanuel Macron called "the lungs of the planet." More than $1 billion, for example, has been paid into a fund to help the Amazon in the past decade. And major donors Germany and Norway recently cut donations to Brazilian forestry projects, saying Bolsonaro's administration isn't committed to curbing deforestation. It was unclear how exactly the new money would be administered. Bureaucracy can slow and reduce the amount that reaches programs in the field. Brazil's environment minister, Ricardo Salles, said the aid was welcome and that Brazil should decide how the resources are used. More global funding and political will in Brazil will be needed once the fires are extinguished, said John Robinson, chief conservation officer at the Wildlife Conservation Society. Brazil needs "legislation and regulations that set clear limits preventing landowners — especially large ones — from burning the forest and converting it to agriculture and rangeland, backed by incentives and investment in alternatives," Robinson said. The international pledges came despite tensions between European countries and the Brazilian president, who suggested the West was angling to exploit Brazil's natural resources. "Look, does anyone help anyone ... without something in return? What have they wanted there for so long?" Bolsonaro said. Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, black and gay people, and praised his country's 1964-1985 dictatorship. But nothing has rallied more anger at home and criticism from abroad than his response to the fires in parts of the Amazon region. The Brazilian leader says he is committed to protecting the Amazon and prosecuting anyone involved in illegal fires, many of which appear to be to have been set in already deforested areas to clear land for farming. But Bolsonaro initially questioned whether activist groups might have started the fires in an effort to damage the credibility of his government, which has called for looser environmental regulations in the world's largest rainforest to spur development. "We believe that there are many mining companies and lumber companies and farmers who feel that the president has their backs," said Raoni Metuktire, a Brazilian indigenous chief and environmentalist who traveled to the G-7 summit in Biarritz. In response, European leaders threatened to block a major trade deal with Brazil that would benefit the very agricultural interests accused of driving deforestation. The impact of the fires and smoke has disrupted life for many in the Amazon region. The airport in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state, was closed for more than an hour Monday morning because of poor visibility. On Sunday, a soccer match of a lower-tier national league was briefly suspended because of smoke in Rio Branco, capital of Acre state, as fire burned in a field outside the stadium. In Para state, where fires have swept many areas, resident Moacir Cordeiro said he was worried about their impact on nature and his health. Smoke rose from nearby...

Jake Spring: G-7 nations pledge $40 million to fight Amazon fires