Publication Items

AP Analysis: Feds Cite Security More Often As Reason for Withholding Information [1]

An Associated Press analysis of data on Freedom of Information Act requests showed little increase in the number of FOIA requests from the public, a slight increase in rejection of such requests, and an increase in federal claims that such rejections were justified by security and internal deliberations.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Government [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Sunshine Week, March 10-16, Shines Flashlight on Dark Corners of Government [7]

Sunshine Week is a great opportunity for journalists to do the most important part of the job: spotlighting the very news that government officials are uncomfortable about disclosing. The website includes examples of good freedom-of-information stories, permission-free cartoons, logos and icons, and many all-purpose story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [4]
Government [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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SEJournal Winter 2012-13, Vol. 22 No. 4 [8]

In this issue: Superstorm Sandy's hidden warning; analysis of pivotal enviro issues to watch; new frontiers in visual journalism; keeping up on chemical databases; members helping members: SEJ's mentoring program; media on the move; and book reviews.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [9]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [4]
Technology [12]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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J-Groups Urge Supreme Court To Toss Va. Ban on Out-of-State FOIA Requesters [13]

Should state freedom-of-information laws disqualify people or organizations from out of state from getting government records? Led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, some 53 news media groups have urged the US Supreme Court to say no.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [4]
Government [5]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about J-Groups Urge Supreme Court To Toss Va. Ban on Out-of-State FOIA Requesters [13]
Do Mainstream Media Disclose "Experts'" Links to Oil and Gas Industry? [15]

Too often stories fail to disclose such industry ties, which might call into question the experts' objectivity. The Checks and Balances Project, an energy watchdog group, did an analysis of coverage in 60 publications over a five-year period with very interesting results.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [4]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today" [18]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [20]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [22]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about "The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today" [18]
"In the Lap of the Gods" [23]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [24]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [25]
Region:
Asia [26]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis" [27]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [30]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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"Global Climate Change: A Primer" [31]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [28]
Journalism & Media [4]
Policy [32]
Science [33]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about "Global Climate Change: A Primer" [31]
Coal Slurry Database May Help Reporters Find Problem Impoundments [34]

A fatal November 30, 2012, collapse of part of a coal-slurry impoundment in West Virginia served as a reminder of safety issues that may not be adequately regulated in some states and localities. You can locate local coal-slurry impoundments and information on their status with an online public database.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [4]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Disasters [10]
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Coal Slurry Database May Help Reporters Find Problem Impoundments [34]

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