kwebley – Reporting from a new generation of journalists.

News21 Blog

Author Archives: kwebley

East Tennessee: Putting the “Conserve” in Conservatives

July 9, 2008 – 5:12 am

(Photo by Frank Carlson) George Thacker, a Republican business developer in Spring City, Tenn., stands next to his BMW C1, which gets 98 miles per gallon.
By Kayla Webley, Medill
It isn’t every day that a self-declared conservative looks you in the eye and says, “I’m an environmentalist.” Odd, to say the least. Yet, many residents and officials [...]

Posted in Politics and The Environment | Tagged BMW, British Petroleum, East Tennessee, environmentalists, George Thacker, howard johnson, institute for a secure and sustainable environment, Knoxville, Republicans, Spring City, university of tennessee, watts bar | Comments

This site is a project sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation and Knight Foundation, featuring innovative approaches to storytelling and reporting from more than fellows associated with top U.S. journalism programs. Their goal: push the boundaries of new forms of journalism. Beyond the eight main schools listed below, also involved are fellows from Harvard, Texas, Missouri and Nebraska.