UN Credentialing Limits Reporters' Access to Copenhagen Talks

December 2, 2009–Non-profit media, online media, freelancers, student journalists, and even some mainstream media are having trouble getting credentials to cover the climate treaty talks in Copenhagen Dec. 7-18, 2009. While one root of the problem may be capacity of the building, a key issue is whether non-profits, bloggers, and freelancers are truly legitimate media.

SEJ Joins Call for End to "Minders," Interview-Control at FDA

November 18, 2009–As USA TODAY exposes a culture of secrecy at FDA that caused schoolkids in several states to get sick because the FDA hid information about tainted tortillas, SEJ and other journalism groups insist FDA ends restrictions on staff interviews with press.

Toolbox: Zippy Access to EPA Data on Sites in Your Community

November 18, 2009–Environmental journalists working for local news media outlets may want to check out the EPA ZIP code lookup tool for discovering potential stories in their areas.

The Psychology of Climate Change Communication

November 16, 2009–The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at Columbia University has published a free, research-based guide for "Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public."

Health Care Journalists Seek End to Press Office Restrictions at FDA

November 4, 2009–The Association of Health Care Journalists and other journalism groups have co-signed a letter to the Food and Drug Administration's Transparency Task Force, calling for FDA to "end these harmful practices and restore the free flow of information."

EPA Releases Bush-Suppressed Endangerment Finding

October 21, 2009–Persistence pays off for Greenwire reporter Darren Samuelsohn who filed his first Freedom of Information Act request for it back in July 2008, re-filed it in January 2009 at the start of the Obama administration, and finally received it October 13, 2009.

A Key To Improving Your Video — Get Good Audio

October 15, 2009–

Book Shelf, Book 1 — Two Billion Cars

October 15, 2009–

Book Shelf, Book 2 — Animal Investigators

October 15, 2009–

Inside Story: A Mix for Success: Music, A Scientific Family and Some Radiation

October 15, 2009–