Journalism & Media

Follow the Money: Oil and Coal Edition

Deep Throat's advice was never more needed: "Follow the money." Those reporters who want to follow Deep Throat's advice now have tools undreamed of in Woodward and Bernstein's hey-day.

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More Tools for Covering Capitol Hill — From Outside the Beltway

Reporters on "Main Street" need not feel hindered in covering action on Capitol Hill. Here are more tools for Outside-the-Beltway reporters who want to keep an eye on Congress.

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UCS to Release Agency Media Policies Study in October

A forthcoming report by the Union of Concerned Scientists — expected the second week of October 2008 — will provide the most extensive documentation to date of federal agency press policies and their impact on environmental reporting.

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TOOLBOX: Online Sources for Researching Medical Literature

A useful roundup of links and leads for reporters researching the published literature on medical and some environmental health topics is available online at LLRX.com.

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Agency FOIA Logs Posted on Watchdog Site

The FOIA logs of agencies covered by environmental reporters offer fascinating insight into their workings — and some good story ideas.

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Proposed Fisheries Rule Would Cut Public Input, Info

Reporters trying to cover fisheries issues may soon find decisions happening faster than they can cover them.

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Administration Threatens Veto of Shield Law

Top Bush Administration officials are signaling they will recommend veto of a bill to shield reporters from being compelled to disclose their confidential sources.

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SPJ Calls for New Congress, Prez To Pass Federal Shield Law

The Society of Professional Journalists has called on President-elect Obama and the incoming Congress to complete action on a federal shield law for journalists.

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SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.

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March 31, 2021

DEADLINE: Blue Earth Alliance Documentary Projects

Blue Earth Alliance fiscally sponsors documentary projects that educate the public about critical environmental and social issues, especially under-represented stories and voices. Projects can be of any geographic scope involving the photographic and motion picture mediums. Next deadline: Mar 31, 2021.

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