Journalism & Media

January 28, 2021

SciLine Media Briefing: Climate Essentials for 2021

With the election of new leadership in Washington, climate change has reemerged as a national policy priority. SciLine’s next media briefing, 2:00 PM ET, will get reporters up to speed on the science that will inform key climate-related decisions in the year ahead.

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February 4, 2021

Localizing the ‘Land Grab Universities’ Story

Join FIJ and NAJA for an online forum, 11:30 a.m. ET. Tristan Ahtone and Robert Lee will discuss their report on land taken from Native Americans and given to colleges and universities, which produced a database of nearly 11 million acres of land and the agreements associated with it. The forum will help you learn how to access and navigate the data to localize this story.

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Super-Heated Year Ahead on Energy & Environment News

The Biden administration has moved rapidly to reset energy and environment policies dramatically shifted by the Trump White House. But how quickly can such a reversal occur, what are the priorities and what are the critical pathways for change? To help sort out the latest news and track larger trends, SEJournal offers this overview and analysis, part of our extensive “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment.”

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“Environment, Social Justice, and the Media in the Age of the Anthropocene”

A case study in how journalists can center environmental news around social justice is at the heart of a new volume of scholarly essays reviewed in the latest BookShelf. While its tale of rural residents poisoned by contaminants is decades old, its lesson of what happens when power players bank on media acquiescence holds for stories of today.

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March 18, 2024

DEADLINE: Taylor/Blakeslee University Fellowships

The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing annually awards $6,000 fellowships to both professional journalists and students of outstanding ability who have been accepted for enrollment in U.S. graduate-level science writing programs to help with tuition and other expenses. Apply by Mar 18, 2024.

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As Biden Takes Office, A Whole New Era For Writing About Climate Change

"The last story I wrote before Donald Trump was elected president, four years and two months ago, was about the Obama administration’s claim that it had approved 60 renewable energy projects on public lands, capable of powering up to 5 million homes. I scrutinized those numbers, finding they dramatically overestimated the outgoing president’s accomplishments."

Source: LA Times, 01/22/2021

SEJ Petitions Biden/Harris To Restore Government Openness and Respect for Journalists

On Jan 21, 2021, SEJ wrote President Biden and Vice President Harris, petitioning them "to commit your administration to restoring openness and transparency throughout the federal government, and by your words and actions, to help restore respect for the vital role journalists play in our democracy" and providing concrete steps to do so. Read full text of the letter.

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January 26, 2024

DEADLINE: Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards and Fellowships

CJF's 2024 awards and fellowship offerings include the Award for Climate Solutions Reporting, Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism, Black Journalism Fellowships, Indigenous Journalism Fellowships, Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award, Bursary for BIPOC Student Journalists and more. Enter by Jan 26.

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