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Why the Decline and Rebirth of Environmental Journalism Matters

This comprehensive article on the state of the environmental journalism world by SEJ member John Daley, a television reporter in Salt Lake City, was published on The Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media. Daley interviewed several journalists, including former CNN producer Camille Feanny (pictured at left).
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Inter Press Service

Get an international perspective with IPS news stories written by professional journalists of Africa, Asia-Pacific, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, MidEast & Mediterranean, and North America, about their local areas.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

A free, wiki-style, online "reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society," the Encyclopedia comprises a searchable collection of >3,500 collaborative, peer-reviewed, plain-language articles by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts.
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US EPA Terms of Environment

This listing of Terms & Acronyms in non-technical language for EPA's commonly used environmental terms provides a good starting place for understanding and communicating with clarity to your audience.
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Investigating issues that involve federal legislation or policy? Congressional Research Service reports, publicly funded but not easily available to the public, are posted online by open-government advocates.

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Copenhagen Countdown

Whether you're going to Copenhagen to report the climate talks — or staying home to watch or cover them, here are some resources that will help you get the story.
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Unearthing Unpublished Reports to Congress from Federal Agencies: The Birth of a New Journalism Research Technique

Attorney and journalist Michael Ravnitzky offers a strategy for accessing unpublished reports: direct a public records request to agencies of interest for all reports not posted on the agency's website, within a specific time frame and not limited by topic.
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Al Gore-Phelim McAleer Q&A Exchange

View Unedited Video of Gore-McAleer Exchange on Oct. 9, 2009, during SEJ's 19th Annual Conference or Complete Gore Speech and Q&A. Listen to Audio of the Gore Speech and Q&A. Read Transcript of the Gore-McAleer Exchange. Read SEJ Q&A Ground Rules. Read the Backstory.

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Report: "The Dangers for Journalists Who Expose Environmental Issues"

Around the world, journalists face considerable risks when they expose environmental misdeeds. A new report from Reporters Without Borders/Reporters Sans Frontières looks at 13 cases of journalists and bloggers who have been killed, physically attacked, jailed, threatened or censored for reporting on the environment.
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Nieman Reports Fall 2009: "Let's Talk: Journalism and Social Media"

In this issue of the quarterly magazine of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, journalists describe changes in how they work and what they produce, explore emerging ethical issues, and propose principles of active engagement.
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Why the Decline and Rebirth of Environmental Journalism Matters

Inter Press Service

Encyclopedia of Earth

US EPA Terms of Environment

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Copenhagen Countdown

Unearthing Unpublished Reports to Congress from Federal Agencies: The Birth of a New Journalism Research Technique

Al Gore-Phelim McAleer Q&A Exchange

Report: "The Dangers for Journalists Who Expose Environmental Issues"

Nieman Reports Fall 2009: "Let's Talk: Journalism and Social Media"

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