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SEJ Member Spotlight: Bill Funk

Bill Funk began his career in environmental journalism from an unlikely place — law school. After graduating from Vermont Law School with a Master's in Environmental Policy and a JD, he decided that instead of litigating environmental issues he’d rather write about them. Coming from a non-traditional journalism background hasn’t slowed his progress as a journalist though – Bill received four, count’em, four fellowships and awards in 2015.

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"Amid Denials, State Workers In Flint Got Clean Water"

"In January of 2015, when state officials were telling worried Flint residents their water was safe to drink, they also were arranging for coolers of purified water in Flint's State Office Building so employees wouldn't have to drink from the taps, according to state government e-mails released Thursday by the liberal group Progress Michigan."

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Source: Detroit Free Press, 01/29/2016

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"Dolphin Activist Detained In Japan Says He's A 'Political Prisoner'"

"A U.S. activist featured in the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove", about a gory Japanese dolphin hunt, has been detained in Japan and said on Tuesday he was a political prisoner for his efforts to save dolphins."

Source: Reuters, 01/26/2016

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March 17, 2025

DEADLINE: Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia

The Asia Society's annual "Oz Prize" of $10,000 is awarded to a reporter or team of reporters who has produced the best example of journalism about Asia during the calendar year. Evaluation criteria include impact of the work, its originality, creativity, depth of research and educational value in informing the public about Asia. Deadline: Mar 17, 2025.

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March 24, 2017 to March 26, 2017

Power of Narrative Conference

Strengthen your craft skills, puzzle out the complex ethics of intimate journalism, and impart the down-to-earth humanity that is the genre's strength at the 2017 event at Boston University.

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"Gov. Rick Snyder Releases Emails Related To Flint Water Crisis"

"Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Wednesday released a trove of emails related to the Flint water crisis, something Snyder promised during his State of the State address."

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)

Source: Huffington Post, 01/21/2016

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SEJ Member Spotlight: Sara Peach

Did you have a career breakthrough in 2015 or 2016? Did you get that big job promotion, career-changing grant, or finally finish that book? We want to hear about it. The inaugural 2016 Media on the Move Spotlight is on Sara Peach. Sara has been a member of SEJ since 2008 and is part of a news team that won $150,000 in the Knight News Challenge. Her team won for Campaign Hound, a service that tracks political stump speeches and indexes them by keyword. Read her story and listen to an interview.

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When Can FBI Spy on Journalists? That's Classified

Some journalists may remember the outrage back in 2014 about the Justice Department spying on journalists. And they may even remember Attorney General Eric Holder's promise to go straight and stop doing it — via new guidelines. But Trevor Timm, writing as a columnist in the Columbia Journalism Review, tells another chapter in the story.

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May 15, 2025

DEADLINE: Mineral Arts and Residencies for Writers

Mineral Arts & Residencies in Washington state will host writers of prose and poetry in their historic school house near Mount Rainier for fall 2023 and spring 2024 two-week residency sessions. $425 includes room, board and more. One-week residency sessions for Spanish-language writers are free. Deadline: May 15.

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March 10, 2017

DEADLINE: UNITY Journalists for Diversity Fellowship

UNITY Journalists for Diversity is sponsoring a student reporting fellowship for 2017. A college student dedicated to both journalism and diversity will have the opportunity to attend four different minority media conventions in four cities. Apply by Mar 10.

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