Publication Items

Bird Migration Explorer Can Help Hatch Environmental Stories [1]

A new data mapper that allows users to track bird migrations is a cache of ideas for journalists looking to illustrate the connections between birds, habitats and human activity. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox takes a (non-geeky) look at the Bird Migration Explorer, how to best use it and the range of story possibilities it may yield.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Wildlife [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Reporting on Storm Chasing’s ‘Human Side’ Hints at Climate’s Future [11]

Writer Noah Gallagher Shannon followed scientists into the heart of the megastorms ravaging an agricultural region in Argentina, and in the process learned not just about their high-risk fieldwork and what these massive thunderstorms might tell us about the storms of the future in the United States, but also their impact on affected communities. Find out about his reporting experience in this Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [12]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [17]
Science [18]
Region:
International [9]
South America [19]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Documentary Tells of Human, Environmental Toll of Unexploded Ordnance [20]

A film by reporting duo Jerry Redfern and Karen Coates — supported by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists — shows the ongoing human and environmental harm of the unexploded U.S. bombs and other ordnance dropped on Southeast Asian villages during the Vietnam War. “Eternal Harvest,” which builds on their earlier book on the topic, was made painstakingly over years, and in the latest FEJ StoryLog, the couple explains their process and storytelling approach.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [13]
Environmental Justice [16]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [6]
Military [23]
People & Population [17]
Region:
International [9]
Asia [24]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Could Biodiversity Be Bee’s Knees for Environmental Journalists This Fall? [25]

While a global gathering on biodiversity this winter will be news in itself, enterprising reporters can also find many biodiversity stories in their own backyards. The latest TipSheet offers insight into the domestic U.S. battle over endangered species, with a tale of a Tennessee dam, and a better understanding of the biodiversity-habitat connection. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [27]
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Forests [30]
Government [31]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Policy [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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How a Distant Chapter in Spice Trade Foretells Today’s Climate Chaos [37]

When Europeans colonized remote Indonesian islands centuries ago to dominate the trade in nutmeg and cloves, they were repeating a pattern of domination of peoples and nature that author Amitav Ghosh argues in his latest book has brought us to the present-day environmental crisis. BookShelf reviewer Melody Kemp offers praise for the book’s strong narrative qualities and incisive historical analysis.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [38]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [39]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [17]
Policy [34]
Region:
International [9]
Asia [24]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Climate Censorship, Part II, Courtesy Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board [40]

A new quarrel over climate reporting, prompted by an editorial charging “censorship,” has the WatchDog troubled by the difficulty of finding a path for transparency. The latest WatchDog Opinion takes a look at the dispute, how online platforms like Twitter fit in and the limits of the laws on disinformation in the United States and Europe, all as part of an effort to chart a path forward for journalism.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [27]
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Europe [42]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Environmental Reporting Through an Indigenous Perspective [43]

Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check out additional resources [44] and watch video from an earlier webinar [45].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [46]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [27]
Agriculture [13]
Air [47]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [14]
Diversity [48]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Food [39]
Forests [30]
Government [31]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [17]
Policy [34]
Pollution [49]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [50]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [51]
International [9]
Canada [52]
Australia & Oceania [53]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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Fossil Fuels Registry Promises Global Warming Data. Does It Deliver? [54]

A new global fossil fuels registry sounds like a breakthrough for covering climate change and energy stories. But Reporter’s Toolbox inspected it and found potentially problematic data sourcing and accuracy. That doesn’t mean that it won’t be useful as one of several tools to help report the beat. Here’s how to make the most of fossil fuel data sources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [27]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [55]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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COP 27 Egypt — From Afar, How UN Meeting Will Affect Climate Change Reporting [56]

How will the UN’s yearly climate treaty talks in Egypt next month touch domestic U.S. reporting? The latest Backgrounder has an outlook, with close attention to the question of compensation for nations suffering the worst impacts of global warming, plus the politics of war and energy, methane and HFCs. The prospects for action in and after Egypt.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [15]
Energy & Fuel [55]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [31]
Journalism & Media [6]
Policy [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Mexico [58]
Africa [59]
Asia [24]
Australia & Oceania [53]
Central America & the Caribbean [60]
Europe [42]
Middle East [61]
South America [19]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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On the Persistence of Ocean Plastics [62]

Concerns about seaborne plastic waste go back decades, but science writer Juli Berwald suggests that myths and disinformation about sources and solutions continue to cloud the waters. From lentil-sized nurdles to sprawling fishing nets, 200 million tons of plastic now fill the ocean and, for her, it has become evident that the ocean plastics story is really a land story. But will the newly signed international treaty on plastics offer relief?

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [63]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [27]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [64]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [65]
Economy & Business [66]
Energy & Fuel [55]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Government [31]
Infrastructure [67]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Policy [34]
Pollution [49]
Science [18]
Technology [68]
Waste [69]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [70]
California [71]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [72]
Northwest (OR WA) [51]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [73]
International [9]
Mexico [58]
Africa [59]
Asia [24]
Europe [42]
Visibility:
Public [10]
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