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David Sassoon is the founder and publisher of Inside Climate News. He has been a writer, editor and publisher for 30 years, involved with public interest issues: human rights, cultural preservation, healthcare, education and the environment. Sassoon founded a blog in 2007 which has grown and evolved into Inside Climate News. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, where he majored in history, and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Autumn

By David Sassoon

In Denver, the newsroom of the Rocky Mountain News sits empty in February 2009 after publication of the newspaper's last edition. The owner E.W. Scripps Co. announced that the "Rocky" was closing down after efforts to sell the money-losing newspaper failed. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images.

Igniting a Journalism Renaissance

By David Sassoon

Daniel Ellsberg speaking to reporters during a recess in his federal trial in Los Angeles in May 1973. Ellsberg was accused of illegally copying and distributing the Pentagon Papers relating to the Vietnam war. A judge dismissed the charges. Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images.

How Daniel Ellsberg Opened the Door to One of the Most Consequential Climate Stories of Our Time

By David Sassoon

A refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo, collects water for their vegetable crops at a water pan in Kalobeyei settlement for refugees in Turkana County, Kenya on October 2, 2019. Credit: Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images

Ecocide: Should Destruction of the Planet Be a Crime?

By David Sassoon

An arched iceberg floating off the Western Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Credit: Steven Kazlowski/Barcroft Media/Getty Images

A Letter from Our Publisher

By David Sassoon

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New Leadership Team Running InsideClimate News

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Vernon Loeb Joins ICN as Senior Editor of Investigations, Enterprise and Innovations

By David Sassoon

During the 2019 Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded InsideClimate News a $1 million grant. Credit: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage via Getty Images

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Awards $1 Million Grant to InsideClimate News

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InsideClimate News Launches National Environment Reporting Network

InsideClimate News Launches National Environment Reporting Network

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Exxon: The Road Not Taken

ICN's Exxon Series Honored With Oakes Award

By David Sassoon

Will This Retired Lawyer Open the Floodgates of Divestment From Fossil Fuels?

By David Sassoon

Grantham Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant to InsideClimate News

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ICN's Exxon Series Named Finalist for Goldsmith Prize

By David Sassoon

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Photos: 10,000 Protest in Paris for Climate Action

By David Sassoon

In Photos: National Ambitions and Public Display at Paris Climate Talks

By Sabrina Shankman, David Sassoon

ICN Wins Natl Press Foundation Award

By David Sassoon

InsideClimate News Wins Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting

ICN Wins National Reporting Pulitzer

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Enbridge Restarted Ruptured Pipeline 2x

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