cc: "Jones Philip Prof \(ENV\)" date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:50:21 +0100 from: "Dunford Simon Mr \(MAC\)" subject: RE: Press release to: "Tim Osborn" , "Ogden Annie Ms \(MAC\)" , , Thanks Tim. The BBC environment correspondents are: Roger Harrabin (Today programme/World at One) - roger.harrabin@bbc.co.uk Matt McGrath (BBC World Service) - matt.mcgrath@bbc.co.uk Sarah Mukherjee (BBC TV/Radio) - sarah.mukherjee@bbc.co.uk Christine McGourty (BBC TV/Radio) - christine.mcgourty@bbc.co.uk David Shukman (BBC TV) - david.shukman@bbc.co.uk Hope this helps. Cheers, Simon Simon Dunford, Press Officer, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. Tel:+44 (0)1603 592203 www.uea.ac.uk/comm >-----Original Message----- >From: Tim Osborn [mailto:t.osborn@uea.ac.uk] >Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 11:29 AM >To: Dunford Simon Mr (MAC); Ogden Annie Ms (MAC) >Cc: Jones Philip Prof (ENV) >Subject: RE: Press release > >Hi Simon. > >Thanks for the reply, I understand the reason. > >LLNL are doing a press release but don't have a BBC contact. Is it >possible then for you to send to our US colleagues the contact >details for the appropriate BBC person, so that they can issue the >press release to the BBC themselves? Their emails are: Anne Stark > and Ben Santer > >UEA may still get a mention, since we feature in the LLNL press >release. All the quotes the BBC need are in Ben's press release and >fact sheet. Even if Phil was here, he would have to make sure he >didn't say anything different! > >Thanks > >Tim > > > > >At 10:55 10/10/2008, Dunford Simon Mr \(MAC\) wrote: >>Thanks Tim but I'm afraid there's no way we can send >something out if we >>cannot offer an interviewee. Would make us look ridiculous! >> >>Sorry. >> >>Simon >> >>Simon Dunford, Press Officer, >>University of East Anglia, >>Norwich, NR4 7TJ. >>Tel:+44 (0)1603 592203 >>www.uea.ac.uk/comm >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Tim Osborn [mailto:t.osborn@uea.ac.uk] >> >Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 10:21 AM >> >To: Ogden Annie Ms (MAC); Dunford Simon Mr (MAC) >> >Cc: Jones Philip Prof (ENV) >> >Subject: Fwd: Press release >> > >> >Dear Annie and/or Simon, >> > >> >today a new paper is being published online in International Journal >> >of Climatology which involves Phil Jones as a co-author. There may >> >be quite a bit of media interest in this, as it relates to a >> >contentious issue (about whether our climate models are capable of >> >reproducing recent climate changes). >> > >> >Sorry for the short notice, but most of the media side of things is >> >being organised via the lead author's institution in USA. However >> >they did hope that we might forward their press release and fact >> >sheet to our BBC contacts. Phil is away though, so we don't have >> >anyone here to do interviews. I know about the work, but >am teaching >> >most of today, so won't have time to get involved, beyond >sending you >> >this email which Phil asked me to send in his absence. >> > >> >Anyway, the press release and fact sheet are attached. Would it be >> >possible to send these to BBC news/website environment people (is it >> >still Richard Black and/or Roger Harrabin?)? >> > >> >Best wishes >> > >> >Tim >> > >> >P.S. I just checked the publishers website and the paper is now >> >published online (about 5 minutes ago), so no embargo etc. to >> >worry about. >> > >> >>Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:02:24 -0700 >> >>To: p.jones@uea.ac.uk, t.osborn@uea.ac.uk >> >>From: Anne Stark >> >>Subject: Fwd: Press release >> >> >> >>Dear Phil and Tim: >> >> >> >>Attached is the press release we plan to send out tomorrow morning >> >>PDT. Please let me know if you need anything further. Ben already >> >>sent you the fact sheet. >> >> >> >>Sincerely, >> >>Anne >> >> >> >> >> >>>Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:10:01 -0700 >> >>>From: Ben Santer >> >>>To: Anne Stark >> >>>Subject: Press release >> >>> >> >>>Dear Anne, >> >>> >> >>>Could you please send the final version of the press release to >> >>>Phil Jones and Tim Osborn at the University of East Anglia? Phil >> >>>and Tim will forward the release and the fact sheet to their >> >>>contacts at the BBC. >> >>> >> >>>With best regards, >> >>> >> >>>Ben >> >>> >> >>>(P.S.: I'm appending the final version of the fact sheet) >> >>>------------------------------------------------------------- >> >--------------- >> >>>Benjamin D. Santer >> >>>Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison >> >>>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory >> >>>P.O. Box 808, Mail Stop L-103 >> >>>Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A. >> >>>Tel: (925) 422-3840 >> >>>FAX: (925) 422-7675 >> >>>email: santer1@llnl.gov >> >>>------------------------------------------------------------- >> >--------------- >> >> >> >>Anne M. Stark >> >>Sr. Public Information Officer >> >>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory >> >>7000 East Avenue, L-3 >> >>Livermore, CA 94550 >> >>(925) 422-9799 >> >> >> > > >Dr Timothy J Osborn, Academic Fellow >Climatic Research Unit >School of Environmental Sciences >University of East Anglia >Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK > >e-mail: t.osborn@uea.ac.uk >phone: +44 1603 592089 >fax: +44 1603 507784 >web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~timo/ >sunclock: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~timo/sunclock.htm > > >