While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.
Registration is open for Environmental Journalism 2019 in Fort Collins, Colorado, hosted by Colorado State University. Colorado simultaneously boasts and suffers from a population explosion in Denver and other cities. This purple state is fertile ground for both clashes and collaborations among parties vying for rights to land, water and air, whether to preserve it for wildlife and human recreation or to exploit it for energy extraction. And it is fertile ground for stories! Tours fill quickly — register now to get the tour of your choice. Visit the conference website. See the draft agenda, find a hotel and roommates or sponsor, advertise or exhibit.
Our Calendar lists professional meetings, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Jun 26, 2019 deadline: IJNR's Bristol Bay Institute will take journalists on an expenses-paid learning expedition to Alaska, Aug 31-Sep 7, 2019, to explore topics including mining in the Bristol Bay watershed; fisheries management; Indigenous sovereignty and resources management; climate change and its impacts on the region; land use issues; and more.
See the latest actions taken by SEJ advocating access to environmental information and supporting the media's right to know on behalf of the public.
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"PA staff couldn't blow the whistle or warn of trouble (in Flint, Michigan), either by contacting the press or simply by speaking out. The agency's requirement that reporters' contacts with staff be vetted through the media office is just a manifestation of the larger restriction on free flow of information to the public." — Tim Wheeler, Chair, SEJ Freedom of Information Task Force
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