2024-25 DEI Committee

Nadia Lopez (Co-Chair)
Karla Mendes (Co-Chair)
Emilia Askari
Bobby Magill
Molly Peterson
Angela Rowlings

To learn more about the DEIC, contact SEJ board members Nadia Lopez [2] or Karla Mendes [2].

 

SEJ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy

Adopted by unanimous vote of the SEJ Board of Directors on September 28, 2024

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The SEJ Guide to Diversity in Environmental Reporting, [3] published in September 2013, is for journalists who want to address diversity concerns and practice more inclusive journalism. Authors Jennifer Oladipo and Talli Nauman created the guide, inspired by discussions by members of SEJ’s Diversity Task Force (now the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee).

SEJ is committed to fostering a field of environmental journalism that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. Therefore, it is SEJ's policy to oppose systemic racism by making decisions through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) — both within the organization and in the field itself. This DEI policy intends to guide how SEJ will work to encourage and support equitable coverage of environmental justice and racism across the globe, as well as expand opportunities for journalists from historically marginalized and oppressed communities who cover the environment.

• Read the complete DEI policy [4].

 

SEJers, UNITY Coalition J-group partner members (i.e., NABJ, NAHJ, AAJA, NAJA) and other SEJ membership-eligible journalists are encouraged to join the DEIC's SEJ-DIVERSITY email discussion listserv. The open listserv forum is intended to support the goals of the DEIC and promote collaboration, such as connecting SEJ panel submissions with other sister journalism groups. To join the listserv or to find out more about volunteer opportunities for SEJ members and UNITY J-group partner members, contact Executive Director Aparna Mukherjee [5].

See also:

• "Behind the Byline: Voices From Environmental Journalism Release [6]," SEJ and Green 2.0, April 16, 2025.
• "SEJ Statement on Flatwater Free Press Reporter Yanqi Xu [7]," October 20, 2023.
• "SEJ Stands With Environmental Journalists of Color Affected by Systemic Racism [8]," March 9, 2023 statement.
• "SEJ Stands With Journalists of Color Speaking Out About Systemic Racism [9]," June 9, 2020 statement.
• SEJ's Diverse Perspectives [10] with events, opportunities, news and more.