Publication Items

“Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” [1]

A hard-nosed account of Monsanto and its controversial and popular herbicide Roundup comes in a new book by a former wire service reporter, who pieced together documentation and fact-finding from over 20 years to make a case there was a dangerous cover-up. BookShelf reviews Carey Gillam’s “Whitewash.”

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Consumer [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Food [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [18]

Turkeys are a favorite American food, but also a multi-billion-dollar industry with myriad environment and food safety issues, not to mention confusing consumer labelling. With Thanksgiving approaching, this week's TipSheet helps reporters carve out a bird beat, serving up story ideas, resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Consumer [7]
Food [10]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Pollution [20]
Waste [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [18]
Teaching Journalism Skills … To All Comers [22]

If you can both do and teach journalism, your skills are in demand, writes educator Dave Poulson in the new EJ Academy column. Here's how to maximize your chances of finding such opportunities. Plus, Poulson's take on the value of fostering reporting skills and journalistic values, even among non-journalists.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Food [10]
Journalism & Media [13]
Science [24]
Region:
International [25]
Africa [26]
South America [27]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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"Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats” [28]

A new book on "Big Chicken" dissects how common practices of the U.S. poultry industry are harming our air, water and health — and why Europe does it better.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Consumer [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Food [10]
Waste [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Europe [29]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about "Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats” [28]
Amid the Fog of Policy, Reporting on Pesticide Regulation [30]

Pesticides are a big environmental story. And under Trump, they are much in the news. But pesticide regulation, and its political, environmental and public health fallout, is an older and more complex tale. The Backgrounder explains how the rules work (and don't), and provides leads and resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [32]
Food [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Amid the Fog of Policy, Reporting on Pesticide Regulation [30]
Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [34]

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional a Utah law that made undercover filming of livestock operations illegal. What's it mean for similar laws elsewhere? The latest WatchDog has the story, plus news on protecting whistleblowers, a digital journalist's legal guide, shielding of climate info and leaked government reports.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [36]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [32]
Food [10]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Policy [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [41]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [34]
“Hot, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change” [44]

Author Lisa Palmer tackles a question many experts in the natural and social sciences are also pondering: How can we feed a growing world population in the coming decades when climate change is stressing global food production systems?

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [36]
Consumer [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Food [10]
People & Population [45]
Policy [39]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
International [25]
Africa [26]
Asia [46]
South America [27]
Visibility:
Public [17]
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"Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World" [47]

"Water in Plain Sight" suggests better land practices could reap water and climate benefits.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [36]
Food [10]
Region:
Africa [26]
South America [27]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about "Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World" [47]
Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [48]

Sarah Palin for Interior secretary? Her name is among those being mentioned for top environment and energy posts in the incoming Trump administration. To help you cover the shaping of the new cabinet, the latest TipSheet runs down better-known and lesser-known candidates being floated for EPA, Interior, Energy and Agriculture department chiefs.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [32]
Food [10]
Forests [49]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [39]
Pollution [20]
Waste [21]
Water & Oceans [40]
Region:
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Watch List for Trump Federal Agency Appointments [48]
Despite FDA GRAS Rule, Transparency Debate Over Food Safety Continues [50]

Food industry groups generally liked the new rule, saying that it improved transparency. But consumer groups said it did not go far enough. Image: © Clipart.com. [51]

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [7]
Food [10]
Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Visibility:
Public [17]
- Read more about Despite FDA GRAS Rule, Transparency Debate Over Food Safety Continues [50]

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