Publication Items

Capturing a Planet on the Fly [1]

Capturing panoramas from the air has become a passion for veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick. In the latest EJ InSight, our new column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, Dimick describes how he visualizes the expanding human footprint of the emergent Anthropocene era — by shooting from commercial airplane flights. Plus, Dimick shares his techniques in a how-to sidebar [2].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Forests [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [15]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable [16], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [17]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [18]
Air [5]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Environmental Studies [27]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Forests [7]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [9]
Policy [32]
Pollution [11]
Science [33]
Technology [34]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [37]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [15]
Bear Stories Should Go Beyond Bare Facts [38]

Bears, particularly the plentiful black bears that are the source of much human-bear conflict, can serve as a opening to larger environmental stories, such as habitat destruction and the challenges of the “wildland-urban interface.” This week’s TipSheet has some of the good news/bad news on bears, with story ideas and resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [25]
Forests [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [9]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
California [41]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [44]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
International [37]
Canada [48]
Antarctica & Arctic [49]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Incoming House Democrat Committee Chairs Promise News [50]

What will a divided Congress mean for environment and energy issues? This week’s TipSheet explores the question by looking at the Democrats who will now lead key House committees once the new Congress is seated next year. Take a lightning tour of a half-dozen top panels, their anticipated leadership and the issues they tackle, including drinking water safety, environmental justice and climate change, infrastructure, science policy, natural resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [18]
Air [5]
Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [26]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Forests [7]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [11]
Science [33]
Technology [34]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about Incoming House Democrat Committee Chairs Promise News [50]
Hunting for Wildlife Stories? Go to a Wildlife Refuge [51]

Long-standing tensions between hunting and conservation mean stories for environmental reporters, especially as hunting season gets underway. But as this week’s TipSheet points out, much hunting also takes place in one of the nation’s most protected habitats — its national wildlife refuges. A look at why, and where, plus a scan of the landscape of sources and resources to tell the story more richly.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Forests [7]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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With Wildfire, When Is Climate Change the Spark? [52]

Massive wildfires have been a huge news story this summer. But caught up in the conflagration is a big question: To what extent can climate change be blamed? This week’s TipSheet looks at the controversy, and helps journalists work their way through the challenge without getting burned.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Disasters [22]
Forests [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
California [41]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Veteran Photo Editor on Making Visual Storytelling a ‘Lead Actor’ [53]

Visual storytelling can serve as a primary narrative tool, especially when it comes to human impacts on the environment. That’s the case made by acclaimed former National Geographic photo editor Dennis Dimick in this feature interview, that delves into his unexpected journalistic career.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [54]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Studies [27]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Food [55]
Forests [7]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [56]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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The ‘Dock Deck Doc’ – Multimedia Storytelling in the Web-Wide World [57]

An independent journalist finds a key to survival by building a mini-empire of multiplatform content based on his deep research and extensive interviewing. In our latest Freelance Files column, Silver Donald Cameron shares his so-called “Dock Deck Doc” approach and the collaborative, multimedia techniques that support it.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Health [25]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Forests [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [31]
Planning & Growth [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [37]
Canada [48]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Will Climate Change Sink Your Favorite Park? [59]

The Trump administration unsuccessfully tried to hold back a flood of information on how sea level rise may inundate the nation’s park system. But now a new report yields wave after wave of stories, depending on your coverage area. TipSheet explains how to make smart use of the just-released document.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Politics [26]
Environmental Studies [27]
Forests [7]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [8]
Natural Resources [31]
Planning & Growth [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [36]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [56]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Environmental Protections in Play Amid Farm Bill Furor [61]

Big environmental issues such as the use of pesticides, labelling of organic foods and the preservation of farmland and water are central to a huge farm bill lurching its way through the nation’s legislature, hamstrung by partisan politics. Our latest Backgrounder sets up the landscape for your coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [62]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [19]
Consumer [21]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Food [55]
Forests [7]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Policy [32]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about Environmental Protections in Play Amid Farm Bill Furor [61]

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