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TOOLBOX: Scanning Online For Nuclear, Chemical, Wildlife, and Other Incidents [1]

In the old days, the newsroom at most local dailies had a police scanner squawking like a nervous parrot in the background, to get the jump in case something big happened. To get environmental news today, you need other tools.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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HOUSE PASSES SHIELD LAW 398-21; WHITE HOUSE THREATENS VETO [6]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Oct. 16, 2007, to create a federal shield law which would offer limited protection for reporters from being compelled to disclose confidential sources.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Obama Orders Rollback of Bush Secrecy on 1st Day [7]

President Barack Obama signalled that open access to information will be a top priority for his administration, issuing two memos to all executive agencies and one executive order at a January 21, 2009, session open to reporters and cabinet members.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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SEJournal Spring/Summer 1991, Vol. 1 No. 3 [10]

In this issue: War and recession: reporters still optimistic on job security, future; U.S. Senator Tim Wirth, host of experts slated for first SEJ national conference; a reporter's reflections on Kuwait 's devastation; traffic in rare plants and animals; indispensable reference texts; more.

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SEJournal Online [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJournal Spring/Summer 1991, Vol. 1 No. 3 [10]
SEJournal Winter 1990-91, Vol. 1 No. 2 [12]

In this issue: The advocacy debate: Utne conference yields range of conclusions; risks covering environmental hazards; first annual conference set for Colorado; SEJ co-hosts meeting with East European reporters; the plight of Asian environmental reporters; ethical considerations on the enviro beat; more.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJournal Winter 1990-91, Vol. 1 No. 2 [12]
SEJournal Fall 1990, Vol. 1 No. 1 [13]

In this issue: The Pulitzer stories; Journalists and scientists meet Nov.14 to discuss environmental journalism; Sources help Daily News expose bad water supply; coverage of decline in songbirds, amphibians and trees; and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJournal Fall 1990, Vol. 1 No. 1 [13]
New Mexico Activists Win FOIA Case Against Nuclear Agency [14]

A federal district judge ruled that agencies can't use delay to create secrecy when the Freedom of Information Act requires them to disclose records.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Bush Administration Opposes Bill to Shield Press Sources [16]

"Attorney General Michael Mukasey and three other top Bush administration officials are weighing in against legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of confidential sources..."
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Rail, Other Accident Reports Now Online [17]

Environmental reporters who want to keep track of accidents on their beats may want to know about these useful tools and resources.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Rail, Other Accident Reports Now Online [17]
Media On the Move: New Projects, Jobs and Awards for SEJ Members [18]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Media On the Move: New Projects, Jobs and Awards for SEJ Members [18]

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