Publication Items

Standing Together in Spite of Distancing [1]

Journalists cannot help but be part of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic story, balancing our mandate to be a key information source with our own health and safety, writes Society of Environmental Journalists President Meera Subramanian. But SEJ is right there with them, providing resources and a shared sense of purpose and connection. Find out how SEJ can help, plus SEJ’s plans to weather the related economic crisis, preparations for the annual conference this fall and more. Read the latest SEJ President’s Report.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Standing Together in Spite of Distancing [1]
A Source Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the Emerald Corridor [9]

As part of the “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor” special report, we’ve collected a wide range of resources to help reporters track down climate stories throughout the Pacific Northwest. You’ll find an array of government, academic and NGO links for Oregon, including Portland; Washington, including Seattle; and British Columbia, including Vancouver, as well as from regional, national and international resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [11]
Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Food [20]
Forests [21]
Government [22]
Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Policy [28]
Science [29]
Technology [30]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
International [7]
Canada [34]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about A Source Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the Emerald Corridor [9]
Pacific Northwest Rides Adaptation Wave [35]

The final entry in our multi-week “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [36]” 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 [37] and on climate impacts [38], plus our stage-setting backgrounder [39] and a reporter’s resource toolkit [9].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [11]
Agriculture [12]
Air [40]
Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Food [20]
Forests [21]
Government [22]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Policy [28]
Science [29]
Technology [30]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
International [7]
Canada [34]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Pacific Northwest Rides Adaptation Wave [35]
Journalism Associations, Other Groups Offer COVID-19 Reporting Resources [43]

If reporting on the coronavirus crisis is off your usual beat, Reporter's Toolbox has help — a compilation of resource guides for reporters covering this historic public health emergency. Check out useful links from journalism associations and other news media bodies, as well as info about open information under COVID-19, international journalism resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [11]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [16]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [29]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Europe [45]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Journalism Associations, Other Groups Offer COVID-19 Reporting Resources [43]
Pandemic Offers Challenges, Opportunities for Teaching [46]

“Scared to cautiously optimistic” is how journalism educators are responding to the rapid ramp-up to remote learning in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, per the latest EJ Academy. Choosing between teaching live or “on tape,” whether to stick with existing curricula halfway through the term or tear it up to cover the contagion, and staying connected to students.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [47]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [3]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Pandemic Offers Challenges, Opportunities for Teaching [46]
Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [48]

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 [49]. And an earlier TipSheet on how journalists can prepare [50] for public health emergencies.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [51]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [11]
Agriculture [12]
Air [40]
Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Government [22]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [26]
Policy [28]
Pollution [52]
Science [29]
Transportation [31]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Asia [53]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [48]
SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [54]

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 [55]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [11]
Agriculture [12]
Air [40]
Biodiversity [41]
Chemicals [56]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Food [20]
Forests [21]
Government [22]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Military [57]
Natural Resources [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [58]
Other or All [59]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Policy [28]
Pollution [52]
Science [29]
Technology [30]
Transportation [31]
Waste [60]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [61]
California [62]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [63]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [64]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [65]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [66]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [67]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [68]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [69]
International [7]
Canada [34]
Mexico [70]
Africa [71]
Antarctica & Arctic [72]
Asia [53]
Australia & Oceania [73]
Central America & the Caribbean [74]
Europe [45]
Middle East [75]
South America [76]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [54]
Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [37]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [36]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [38] and our opening backgrounder. [39]

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [11]
Agriculture [12]
Air [40]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Forests [21]
Government [22]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [58]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Science [29]
Technology [30]
Transportation [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
International [7]
Canada [34]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [37]
Illustrating the Environment in a New Light [77]

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 [78]. Plus, Heim on surviving in today’s constrained news media economy [79] and the implications for storytelling, independence and integrity.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [80]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [41]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Studies [18]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [25]
Science [29]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [62]
International [7]
South America [76]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Illustrating the Environment in a New Light [77]
Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [79]

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 [78]. Plus, Heim explores the ethics of non-traditional photography [77].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [80]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [11]
Biodiversity [41]
Environmental Studies [18]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [29]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [42]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
California [62]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [66]
International [7]
Asia [53]
Visibility:
Public [8]
- Read more about Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [79]

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