J-Groups at Press Club: Obama’s Science Openness Glass Only Half Full

October 5, 2011–The session, before an audience of journalists at the Press Club and another audience online, included representatives of the Columbia Journalism Review, the Associated Press, Politico, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Association of Health Care Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and the National Association of Science Writers. The EPA declined to attend.

Indiana GOPer Reintroduces Federal Shield Law

September 21, 2011–Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) has reintroduced a bill that would establish a limited federal protection for journalists when prosecutor and courts seek to compel them to disclose their confidential sources. A similar measure died on the Senate floor at the end of the last Congress.

National Press Club To Host Panel on Obama Science Openness Oct. 3

September 21, 2011–The event, co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and other groups, is free and open to the public (RSVP). Panelists include: Curtis Brainard, Columbia Journalism Review science editor; Joseph A. Davis, (SEJ) WatchDog editor; Felice Freyer, Association of Health Care Journalists; Darren Samuelsohn, Politico’s senior energy/environment reporter; and Clothilde Le Coz, Reporters Without Borders energy/environment reporter.    

A Nod of Thanks to Our Founders, Who Have Put SEJ on a Path to the Future

July 15, 2011–

Enterprising Stories Stand Out in Recent Disaster Coverage — From Japan to Texas

July 15, 2011–

Defiant Murdoch E-Tab To Judge: Nuts To Pulling BP Deposition

July 13, 2011–U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan of the Eastern District of Louisiana ordered iPad-only publication The Daily to remove the deposition, by former BP CEO Tony Hayward in the Gulf oil spill lawsuit, because it had not been published with her permission.

Press Fotogs Sue DHS Over Laptop, Camera Seizures

July 13, 2011–A U.S. District judge heard oral arguments July 8, 2011 on a DHS motion to dismiss the case, brought by the National Press Photographers Association, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Feds Cleanse Web of Fake News on Acai-Berry Diet Scam

May 4, 2011–Some of the sites used the logos of major news organizations to fool users into thinking they were reading real news reports.

Environmental Stories Reap Major National Prizes

April 15, 2011–

SEJ Launches New Online Freelance Directory To Connect Writers and Editors

April 15, 2011–