Publication Items

SPJ Calls for New Congress, Prez To Pass Federal Shield Law [1]

The Society of Professional Journalists has called on President-elect Obama and the incoming Congress to complete action on a federal shield law for journalists.
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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SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [6]

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [6]
TOOLBOX: Social Media Tools for the Environment Beat [10]

What's all this twitter about Twitter? Can it help you cover breaking news?
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Social Media Tools for the Environment Beat [10]
Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [12]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [8]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [12]
TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [14]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [8]
Government [15]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [14]
USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [16]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [17]
Government [15]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [16]
Reprint: A Reporter's Bill Of Rights [18]

Here's the press policy a lot of journalists would like to see at all agencies.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about Reprint: A Reporter's Bill Of Rights [18]
EPA Gag Order Brings Call For Johnson Resignation (Part 1) [19]

Revelation of a document instructing EPA staff not to talk to reporters brings calls for the resignation of Administrator Steve Johnson.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
- Read more about EPA Gag Order Brings Call For Johnson Resignation (Part 1) [19]

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