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| Sharon Lerner is a reporter for ProPublica covering health and the environment, often focusing on corporate malfeasance. Her work has been honored by SEJ 10 times, most recently as the Nina Mason Pulliam grand prize winner of the 2022 #SEJAwards. More about Sharon. |
"SEJ can give you a sense that you're not alone in trying to make a dent in huge and daunting problems. Nothing like a SEJ conference to make you realize you're actually part of a huge team."
- Sharon Lerner, ProPublica
Here's how you can help
journalists like Sharon:
Give to SEJ Programs to support essential training, resources, and convening, such as:
- SEJ Webinars like "Investigating Extractive Industries"
- Annual Conference events like "How to Tell True Stories About Lead" and "Environmental Exposures, Health and the Media"
- SEJournal resources like "Disinformation Presents New Challenges to Environmental Journalists" by Joseph A. Davis
Give to SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism to support small story grants, such as:
- "Ghosts of Polluters Past," Grist, by Yvette Cabrera.
- "From 'Sacred Place' to 'Dumping Ground,' West Oahu Confronts a Legacy of Landfills," Honolulu Civil Beat, by Ku'u Kauanoe.
- "Industry Overpumping of Baton Rouge Groundwater Could Pollute the Supply for Residents," Floodlight, by Sara Sneath.
Give to SEJ's Conference Diversity Travel Fellowships to help cover the costs of registration, travel, lodging and other expenses of Diversity Fellowships. Here’s what past participants had to say:
- "I wouldn't have been able to attend this conference without the support of the Diversity Fellowship, and I am eternally grateful to have this experience at a pivotal point in my early career."
- "I couldn't have attended the conference without the fellowship and I'm really grateful to SEJ and the sponsors for this opportunity. It gave me such a wonderful foundation for covering and reporting environmental stories."
Start a Facebook Fundraiser for SEJ: If you and your friends sign up to be a monthly donor to an eligible nonprofit on Facebook this giving season, then Meta may match a donation after the second payment is made.
- Meta will match up to $7 million of eligible donations. Matching began on November 15, 2022 and goes until December 31, 2022 — or until the $7 million match fund is spent. More info.
- Here's how to set up a Facebook Fundraiser.
Legacy giving: If you are ready to create a lasting legacy with SEJ, we recommend using FreeWill to create your will in 20 minutes or less — for free!
- Start your free will today.
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