Library Items

Getting Past the Press Office: A Reporters Guide [1]

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Here is a list of resources mentioned in the Oct. 6, 2017, concurrent session on "Working Around PIOs Who Don’t Live Up to Their Titles" at the SEJ Annual Conference in Pittsburgh.

Reporting Tools [2]
Source Lists [3]
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Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
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Toolbox: Searching for Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts (SEJ Workshop, Dallas, Apr 2017) [7]

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SEJ brought 44 member journalists to Dallas, Texas, April 20-23, 2017 for an expenses-paid workshop to examine the changing landscape of environmental regulation. Attendees heard from top experts in environmental law and the science of communicating to news consumers, as well as receiving training in FOIA, databases and key digital storytelling tools. Here are resources and tools from the workshop to aid you in your reporting. Photo: UC Berkeley prof/linguist George Lakoff; courtesy of Dale Willman.

Reporting Tools [2]
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Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
Journalism & Media [6]
- Read more about Toolbox: Searching for Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts (SEJ Workshop, Dallas, Apr 2017) [7]
Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors (FIRE) [9]

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FIRE helps independent journalists by providing two services: a complimentary Editorial Consultancy and a Virtual Newsroom. Services and grants of up to $10,000 are available to assist freelance reporters working on investigative stories.

Useful Links [10]
Visibility:
Public [4]
Journalism & Media [6]
- Read more about Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors (FIRE) [9]
Reporter’s Guide to Climate Adaptation [11]

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This new, mobile-friendly, digital guide from the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, produced by longtime SEJ member Adam Glenn, features an extensive resource database and a series of backgrounders to help improve coverage of society’s preparation for the impacts of climate change.

Useful Links [10]
Visibility:
Public [4]
Climate Change [12]
Journalism & Media [6]
Planning & Growth [13]
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Media Reporting on Methane Impact on Climate Change Is Wrong [14]

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SEJ member Francis Koster offers a slide show illustrating how most reporters are not using up-to-date information on leaking methane and its impact on climate change. Image: Phillips, N.G., et al., Mapping urban pipeline leaks: Methane leaks across Boston, Environmental Pollution Journal (2012).

Useful Links [10]
Visibility:
Public [4]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Journalism & Media [6]
- Read more about Media Reporting on Methane Impact on Climate Change Is Wrong [14]
SEJ Member Spotlight: Daniel Grossman [16]

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Dan Grossman has been a print journalist and radio and web producer for 25 years. He has reported from all seven continents including from near both the south and north poles. Currently, Dan is working on projects related to reporting in the Himalayas of India, the Andes of Peru and the tar sands region of Alberta.

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Public [4]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Forests [17]
Journalism & Media [6]
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SEJ Guide to Diversity in Environmental Reporting [18]

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The Society of Environmental Journalists published this resource 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).

Books [19]
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Public [4]
Biodiversity [20]
Journalism & Media [6]
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Notes for Additional Climate Media [21]

Climate media to add to list

John Abraham and Dana Nuccitelli in the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013... [22]

climate nexus
http://climatenexus.org/ [23]

climate communication
http://www.climatecommunication.org/ [24]

Skeptical Science
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Public [4]
International [25]
Climate Change [12]
Journalism & Media [6]
- Read more about Notes for Additional Climate Media [21]
SEJ Members in the News [26]

https://www.voanews.com/a/press-freedom-climate-conspiracy-media-attacks/7273103.html [27]SEJ proudly shares media coverage of our members! Are you a member in the news? Send the link to SEJ's web content manager Cindy MacDonald. [28]

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Public [4]
Journalism & Media [6]
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SEJ Member Spotlight: Dan Fagin [29]

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The Society of Environmental Journalists has been a big part of Dan Fagin’s life for almost as long as he’s been a reporter. He was on the SEJ board of directors for six years, including two years as SEJ president. Dan is currently a journalism professor at NYU and lately has been appearing on some of our favorite TV and radio shows, making important commentary about the state of journalism while promoting his new book, Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, published in March 2013 by the Bantam Books imprint of Random House.

Visibility:
Public [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Chemicals [31]
Journalism & Media [6]
Pollution [32]
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