Publication Items

“Flight Lines: Across the Globe on a Journey With the Astonishing Ultramarathon Birds” [1]

Weighing in at little more than a couple of pats of butter, the remarkable grey plover undergoes an epic migration of thousands of miles. A new volume captures the wonder of this tiny shorebird, as well as worries over its rapidly declining numbers and possible extinction. Melody Kemp reviews “Flight Lines” in this month’s BookShelf.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
International [6]
Antarctica & Arctic [7]
Asia [8]
Australia & Oceania [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Former Public Affairs Officers Push Back on Advanced Industry Reaction, Plus Police Scanner Transparency and Ag-Gag Ruling [11]

When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a press release with favorable industry response to changes in a rule protecting migratory birds — before actually proposing the new rule — a group of former agency officials cried foul. Plus, why encrypted police scanners are a problem and an ag-gag ruling, all in the latest WatchDog opinion column.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [13]
Biodiversity [3]
Disasters [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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How Explanatory Reporting Can Define a Challenged Landscape [22]

To cover the wide range of challenges affecting his Mountain State, a small market beat reporter won plaudits first by becoming a close student of the issues and then boiling them down to the basics for his audience. Inside Story’s Q&A explores the resulting award-winning journalism on topics like water law and public lands, groundwater pollution and protected species.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Studies [24]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about How Explanatory Reporting Can Define a Challenged Landscape [22]
"Endangered Species Records Ruling Would Undermine FOIA, Feds Say" [28]

"The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the government to keep certain endangered species records out of the public eye."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog Alert [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about "Endangered Species Records Ruling Would Undermine FOIA, Feds Say" [28]
Pacific Northwest Rides Adaptation Wave [30]

The final entry in our multi-week “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [31]” special report explores how the Pacific Northwest is adapting to climate change, whether it’s new approaches to working the land, changing critical infrastructure or rethinking our mindset. Read this last tipsheet, plus check out our earlier reports on climate mitigation [32] and on climate impacts [33], plus our stage-setting backgrounder [34] and a reporter’s resource toolkit [35].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [36]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [37]
Agriculture [13]
Air [38]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [39]
Consumer [40]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Food [44]
Forests [45]
Government [16]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [17]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [47]
Planning & Growth [48]
Policy [49]
Science [50]
Technology [51]
Transportation [52]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
International [6]
Canada [54]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Pacific Northwest Rides Adaptation Wave [30]
Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [55]

The momentous COVID-19 outbreak has many, many reporting angles — environment and energy stories certainly among them. Our latest Issue Backgrounder has an extensive rundown on possible ways in for environment and energy reporters, including everything from respiratory disease and air pollution to science denial and climate change, and more. Plus, pending passage of a massive congressional aid package [56]. And an earlier TipSheet on how journalists can prepare [57] for public health emergencies.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [58]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [37]
Agriculture [13]
Air [38]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [39]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [14]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [16]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [47]
Policy [49]
Pollution [26]
Science [50]
Transportation [52]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
International [6]
Asia [8]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [55]
SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [59]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [37]
Agriculture [13]
Air [38]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [60]
Climate Change [39]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [14]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Food [44]
Forests [45]
Government [16]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Military [61]
Natural Resources [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [62]
Other or All [63]
People & Population [47]
Planning & Growth [48]
Policy [49]
Pollution [26]
Science [50]
Technology [51]
Transportation [52]
Waste [64]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [65]
California [66]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [67]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [68]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [69]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [70]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [71]
International [6]
Canada [54]
Mexico [72]
Africa [73]
Antarctica & Arctic [7]
Asia [8]
Australia & Oceania [9]
Central America & the Caribbean [74]
Europe [75]
Middle East [76]
South America [77]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Illustrating the Environment in a New Light [78]

Freelance photographer Morgan Heim explores the ethical and creative considerations of non-traditional photography when reporting on wildlife issues, in a sidebar to the latest EJ InSight. See a slideshow of images with her unique approach [79]. Plus, Heim on surviving in today’s constrained news media economy [80] and the implications for storytelling, independence and integrity.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [81]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [24]
Journalism & Media [17]
Natural Resources [25]
Science [50]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
California [66]
International [6]
South America [77]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [80]

How do you survive as a freelance wildlife photojournalist in today’s constrained news media economy? In the latest EJ InSight, photographer Morgan Heim shares the approach she has successfully pursued, and shares its implications for storytelling, independence and integrity. See a slideshow of her images [79]. Plus, Heim explores the ethics of non-traditional photography [78].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [81]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [37]
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Journalism & Media [17]
Science [50]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
California [66]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
International [6]
Asia [8]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [80]
Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [31]

This special report is designed to help journalists in the Pacific Northwest cover the impacts of climate change, as well as the actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and to adapt to what can’t be stopped. The report includes a wide-ranging issue backgrounder and tipsheets on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation, plus a toolbox of sources. Read on for a wealth of story ideas for right now, and over the coming decade. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and welcome your suggestions [82] and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."

Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [13]
Air [38]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [39]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [14]
Diversity [83]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [84]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Food [44]
Forests [45]
Government [16]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Military [61]
Natural Resources [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [62]
People & Population [47]
Planning & Growth [48]
Policy [49]
Pollution [26]
Science [50]
Technology [51]
Transportation [52]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
International [6]
Canada [54]
Visibility:
Public [10]
- Read more about Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [31]

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