Monday, August 6, 2012

ABOUT US: About Water Citizen


WaterCitizen.com is a Web magazine that tells the undertold stories about water and its affect on the world, society and you. It not only uses the best practices of online journalism to explain succinctly the politics and science of water, but also looks how people are affected by it in their homes and daily lives.

The topics range from the personal health aspects of water to how cities fund their water systems to the national and international  of water and power,  WaterCitizen provides stories, videos and graphics of the place of water in the world.

Here is how we do it.

Business –
This is a look at how businesses use and process water to add value to their products and services.

Technology –
A layman’s look at the latest inventions that find, move or improve water.

Policy-
Clear explanations of the legislation, regulations and legal battles over water.  It also includes a forum for public discourse among the many stakeholders in the public’s use of water.

Community-
How people band together around and use water, either as individuals interacting with society and culture, or groups in community activities.

Water & You-
Up-close and personal looks at what water means to people and how they manifest that meaning.


Other sections will include Sports, Spirituality and Culture.


Who we are:

The publisher of WaterCitizen.com is Cat Shrier, a PhD in policy  and a Professional Geologist specializing in water issues.

Other contributors include Robert Thomason, a former Washington Post journalist and publisher of GlobalResourcesNews.com, Karin Zeitvogel, a former AFP correspondent and a graduate student in sports journalism, Sian Mughan, an American University graduate student providing editorial assistance.

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