The Society of Environmental Journalists board of directors formed the task force in March 2002 "to address freedom-of-information, right-to-know, and other news gathering issues of concern to the pursuit of environmental journalism."
The board gave the First Amendment Task Force these responsibilities:
- Monitor records access and other right-to-know issues that affect the quality and visibility of environmental journalism.
- Speak or write to actions that limit access to information and inhibit journalists' ability to cover the environment and related topics.
- Provide SEJ members with services to help them obtain and use public records, and to deal with efforts to withhold those records from them.
We encourage SEJ members to contact the Task Force chair or members with access issues. Additionally, SEJ members interested in FOIA/access issues are invited to join the task force. Please contact Ken Ward Jr. for more information.
Society of Environmental Journalists First Amendment Task Force Members
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Name |
Affiliation |
Phone (work) |
Notes |
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Anchorage Daily News |
907-257-4317 |
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Associated Press |
202-641-9454 |
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Former Director, FOI Service Center, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press |
202-291-6229 |
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Freelance Journalist |
301-656-2261 |
SEJ Staff, FOI Project Director, and Editor, TipSheet and WatchDog TipSheet |
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Freelance Photographer |
401-751-7991 |
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Freelance Journalist |
718-812-4328 |
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Chemical & Engineering News |
202-872-4551 |
SEJ Board Liaison | |
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The Sacramento Bee |
530-414-1819 |
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Freelance Journalist |
301-526-4148 |
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The Dallas Morning News |
214-977-8483 |
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InvestigationsWest; former Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
206-718-0340 |
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Freelance Reporter/Photographer |
570-903-1114 |
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Professor of Law |
304-293-6823 |
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Freelance Journalist |
615-479-4105 |
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Research Student |
202-994-0774 |
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Freelance Journalist |
605-269-2206 |
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Freelance Journalist |
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WTAE Pittsburgh |
412-244-4635 |
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Freelance/Grad Student |
907-456-6613 |
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Detroit Free Press |
313-223-4544 |
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Contributor, CBS Radio and USA Weekend, PA |
610-527-8049 |
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San Francisco Examiner |
415-359-2645 |
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Freelance Journalist |
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The Charleston Gazette |
304-348-1702 |
Task Force Chair |
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