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SEJ's 29th Annual Conference, Fort Collins, CO, Oct. 9-13, 2019

Join us 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 are filling quickly — register now to get your choice. Visit the conference website. See the draft agenda, find a hotel and roommates or sponsor, advertise or exhibit.

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SEJ's Environmental Events Calendar: Featured Event

Our Calendar lists professional meetings, press conferences, awards/fellowships/workshops deadlines and more. Aug 28, 2019, deadline: The International Center for Journalists invites Latin American journalists passionate about covering climate and sustainability issues to apply for the Douglas Tweedale Memorial Fellowship, taking place Oct 7-19, 2019 in Lima, Peru.

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For ‘Wonky’ Pollution Story, Making the Complex Clear

The latest Inside Story column takes a look at how one reporter turned a series of complex policy stories on renewable energy and pollution into an accessible, localized narrative — and in the process won a Society of Environmental Journalists’ explanatory reporting award. A Q&A about the project with Baltimore Sun’s Scott Dance.

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Post a Job on SEJ.org

Looking for a job or to hire? SEJ's new job board lists job openings for our audience of working journalists, educators and students. For only $80, you get a six-week listing on our Job Board and a one-time listing in SEJournal, our weekly e-newsletter.

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SEJ Publication Highlights

Finding Record Temps for Summer Heat
08/07/2019 – For environmental journalists covering this summer’s record-high temperatures, finding accurate data on local temperature extremes is key. Our latest Reporter’s Toolbox helps you locate the source of local data via the National Weather Service, then walks you through how to pinpoint your area’s numbers for high temperatures and for heat-related extremes.
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SEJ Initiatives Help Freelancers Survive, Thrive
07/24/2019 – With the continued decline in staff jobs at U.S. newspapers and other media across the country, freelancers are hitting the streets in growing numbers. The latest Freelance Files takes a closer look at how membership in the Society of Environmental Journalists can benefit journalists who freelance.
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Bikes Make Path for Local Environment Stories
07/24/2019 – When it comes to bringing environmental stories home to your audience, don’t soft-pedal the topic of bicycling. Bikes are a way in to the issue of climate, as well as health and infrastructure. The most recent TipSheet has more on why you can ride the bike beat for your local reporting
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"The free press, after all, is the central nervous system of a democratic society."

— Walter Cronkite

 

 

Quick Links

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WHY Join SEJ?

SEJ's mission is to strengthen coverage of environment, energy, health and climate news, by supporting the journalists who report that news. The benefits of joining include: access to grants for environmental reporting; mentoring by experienced journalists; and members-only e-mailing lists for sharing professional tips, news, and information. SEJ members meet and learn face-to-face from fellow members, other media professionals and topic experts, at our annual conference and volunteer-organized regional gatherings.

 

 

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