Publication Items

Following UN Morocco Climate Meeting from Home [1]

The Paris Agreement took effect Nov 4, followed by the start of the United Nations meeting on climate change this week in Marrakesh. Can't go in person, but still want to track the critical issues at stake? TipSheet offers a guide on how to report Marrakesh from home.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Policy [8]
Region:
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Symbols of a Transition Ahead for SEJ [11]

An era of transformation is upon SEJ, with new executive director, headquarters, partnerships, funding sources, publications and more on the way. Incoming President Bobby Magill outlines what's coming, and puts out a welcome mat for potential new members.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [13]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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SEJ Objects To Prosecution of Journalists Covering Pipeline Protests [14]

UPDATE: The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) on Oct 19, 2016 wrote law enforcement officials at the state and federal levels, objecting to prosecution of journalists who have been covering protests against the Dakota Access Pipe Line and other pipelines. The prosecutor who charged Democracy Now's Amy Goodman has responded to SEJ's letter.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [4]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Social Media for Freelancers: How I Learned To Love Twitter [17]

Freelancer Eva Holland shares her story of how Twitter, over time, became her most important tool to chase new, more rewarding and more lucrative assignments.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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"Close-Hold Embargos" Control Journalists at FDA, Other Agencies [19]

Should a federal agency be able to tell a science reporter whom they can — and can't — interview? The issue exploded in September with publication of a deeply reported piece on the "close-hold embargo" by Scientific American. Photo: © Clipart.com. [20]

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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The Truth About Teaching: SEJ Academic Members Weigh In [21]

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [22]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Between the Lines: Collaborators in the Chronicling of Destruction and Hope [23]

For the latest installment of Between the Lines, an author Q & A, SEJournal book editor Tom Henry interviewed award-winning children’s nature book author Lynne Cherry, best known for“The Great Kapok Tree,” which sold more than a million copies and became a staple in elementary schools. Cherry speaks about her career, as well as her longstanding collaboration with the late Gary Braasch, a renowned photojournalist and past SEJ member who passed away March 7 [24].

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Scientists Critique Media Reports on Climate [26]

Yale Climate Connections' Bud Ward reports on the Climate Feedback project, which scores articles and columns for accuracy, logic and reasoning, fairness, objectivity and precision.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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News Media Groups Complain About Convention Restrictions [28]

Authorities in both Cleveland and Philadelphia placed new restrictions on media covering the Republican convention, including banning gas masks, backpacks and bags bigger than 18" x 13" x 7" — which severely cramps broadcast journalists' ability to carry electronic gear.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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FAA Finally Legalizes Drone Journalism [29]

Journalism may finally be ready to stride into the brave new techno-world of drone reporting now that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a regulation removing the previous cloud of illegality and uncertainty. It's just the beginning.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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