SEJ

Report on Meeting with EPA Press Office

SEJ takes action on FOI issues: 1) On April 25, 2013 a delegation from SEJ met with US EPA's public-affairs brass to discuss the agency's chronic stonewalling of journalists' requests for interviews and information. Here's a report. 2) The Justice Department secretly obtains phone records of AP reporters and editors. Read SEJ's response.

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2013 SEJ Annual Conference Crowdfunding Campaign for Conference Fellowships

SEJ launches a 30-day "WeDidIt" crowdfunding campaign to send 18 journalists to its annual environmental journalism conference, taking place October 2-6, 2013 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please donate now!

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SEJ's 23rd Annual Conference, Chattanooga, TN, Oct. 2-6, 2013

Got sustainability? Registration for SEJ's 2013 conference, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Times Free Press, is open for SEJ members only (you'll need your log-in info) until May 22nd. Save money and get your choice of the ever-popular Thurday tours. Peruse the agenda, lodging/travel details, and more. Photo courtesy Chattanooga Area CVB.

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SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event

Our Calendar lists professional meetings, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Submit yours. May 20, 2013 deadline: The Solutions Journalism Network's Climate Change Story Fund, in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, is accepting applications for support (up to $5,000) of reporting projects focused on scientific, technological, commercial, or policy responses to environmental, economic, and social challenges posed by the long-term warming of the Earth.

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WatchDog TipSheet

Problems with EPA Press Office? Try Calling Public Affairs Director

05/08/2013 – SEJ members have complained a lot over many years about difficulties getting information and interviews from US EPA. SEJ officers and FOI watchdogs have talked to EPA about the problems for a long time, too. If a regular call to a line press officer brings poor results, try explaining your problem to the boss — here are their numbers!

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Broken Promise: Database Helps Track Illegal Parkland Conversions

04/15/2013 – In this excerpt from the new issue of SEJournal (Spring), InvestigateWest's Robert McClure and Jason Alcorn explain how to spin the local angle about how parks built or improved with money from the Land and Water Conservation Fund are increasingly being illegally privatized or converted to something other than parks — including sharing their searchable database of almost 40,000 park grants.

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Table of Contents: SEJournal Spring 2013

04/15/2013 – New issues of SEJournal are available to members and subscribers only. Non-members and non-subscribers can view the Table of Contents of the current SEJournal issue (Spring), read an excerpt, and get information on how to join or subscribe. Previous issues are publicly available.

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