Publication Items

Walking With the ‘Guardians of the Forest’ — Lessons From Coverage of Amazonian Fires [1]

Three teams of video journalists descended on the Brazilian Amazon amid some of its worst-ever fires to capture efforts of Indigenous rainforest “guardians” to protect it from destruction. They returned with award-winning reporting, but also a deeper understanding of the region and its people, and of how to bring the climate change story closer to home. They share their experiences, in the new EJ InSight.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Forests [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [13]
Region:
International [14]
South America [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Hydrogen Rainbow May Dazzle, But Journalists Should Eye It Warily [17]

The hype on hydrogen — and it’s various “hues” or forms — suggests environmental reporters should clearly understand how this energy source is produced, as well as the politics and industry PR behind its claims to be clean and climate-friendly. Our latest Issue Backgrounder provides the basics of hydrogen science, while cautioning about the industry’s “color game.”

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [18]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [21]
Transportation [22]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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The Call of the Conch — How Seashells Tell Nature’s Story [24]

Cynthia Barnett’s deeply researched and engagingly written new book, “The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans,” brilliantly weaves together mollusk anecdotes, ocean science and human history as it takes a deep dive into the nature of seashells and the story of their connection to us. Read Tom Henry’s review in the new BookShelf.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [5]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
International [14]
Asia [29]
Central America & the Caribbean [30]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Covering Climate Change in the Forgotten Places: A Moroccan Journalist’s View [31]

Environmental journalist Khalid Bencherif struggled to bring the emergent effects of climate change to the attention of local audiences facing many other pressing problems. So he told a powerful story grounded in personal experience, traveling to his childhood home in Morocco’s Tafilalet region, where deepening drought is hitting the oases hard and driving many villagers from their homes.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [33]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [34]
Science [21]
Technology [35]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Africa [36]
Middle East [37]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Curso de Intercambio Virtual Fomenta la "Competencia Global" Para Estudiantes de Periodismo [38]

Cuando los programas de intercambio para estudiantes de periodismo fueron cancelados a causa del COVID 19, el personal docente de dos importantes universidades – una en Estados Unidos y otra en Colombia- recurrió a su creatividad, mediante la construcción de un escenario de intercambio virtual colaborativo sobre asuntos medioambientales de preocupación para ambos países. La EJ Academy explica el funcionamiento de dicho intercambio y augura programas similares en el futuro.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Diversity [40]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
International [14]
South America [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Virtual Exchange Course Fosters “Global Competency” for Student Journalists [42]

When COVID-19 shut down plans for journalism study abroad, faculty at two prominent universities — one in the United States and the other in Colombia — got creative, building out a collaborative virtual exchange focused on environmental concerns in the two countries. The latest EJ Academy explains how the virtual exchange worked, and the promise of similar programs in the future.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [39]
Topics on the Beat:
Diversity [40]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [13]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
International [14]
South America [15]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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The Year Ahead Will Spark Abundant Environment News — Both Good and Bad [43]

Even as the climate crisis countdown story continues, a wide range of environment and energy issues are on journalists’ watchlist for the year ahead, per an analysis from our “2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [44].” The overview looks at 13 key trends to track in 2022 and beyond — including infrastructure, pandemics, environmental justice, energy, chemicals, plastics and, of course, climate.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [32]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [45]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [46]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [33]
Health [47]
Infrastructure [48]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [49]
Policy [50]
Pollution [51]
Transportation [22]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [44]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Check out the guide's various Backgrounders, TipSheets, WatchDog reports an overview analysis.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [53]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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Coaching ‘Creatives’ — Artist Offers Wisdom to Journalists [54]

The struggle to juggle numerous pitches and simultaneous stories, or even to decide if a story will actually work, is a familiar one to most journalists, especially freelancers. So SEJournal’s Christine Woodside sought out advice on surviving this rough-and-tumble from Jessica Abel, author of “Growing Gills” and “Out on the Wire.” Tips, tricks and insights in the new Freelance Files.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [11]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
International [14]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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‘Wild Souls’ Explores Paradox of Managing Species To Save Them [56]

What does wildness mean when humans interfere with the lives of wild animals in order to protect them? A new volume, “Wild Souls,” explores that dilemma, whether arising through captive breeding programs to reintroduce the California condor and the gray wolf, by allowing hybridization or through the use of gene-editing tools. A review from BookShelf contributor Jenny Weeks.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [25]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [5]
Environmental Politics [9]
Science [21]
Wildlife [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [23]
California [57]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [58]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [59]
International [14]
Mexico [60]
Visibility:
Public [16]
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