Publication Items

As Climate Struggle Gets Real, Cities Stand on Front Line [1]

When it comes to facing the risks of coming climate change, cities and states are leading the way for the United States. That means planning for future emissions reductions, as well as preparing for probable impacts. This week’s TipSheet has the story, with details on which local governments are acting and resources to find more, plus ten key questions to ask.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Policy [14]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
California [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Long View Finds a Wealth of Great Journalism, Innovation [26]

Journalism has hit many a speed bump in recent years. But one veteran observer finds that over the long haul, environmental reporters have produced much exceptional work. In the latest EJ Academy, Editor Bob Wyss looks at how trends like the growth of collaboration, startup innovation, and the explosion of visual and data journalism have boosted the professional in the last decade. Here are seven major findings from his research.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ Academy [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Prize-winner Looks for ‘Stories that Surprise’ [28]

An unexpected story, a never-before-seen photo — those are ingredients for the kinds of environment and climate story ideas that won one environment reporter top honors in large market beat reporting in SEJ’s annual awards last year. A conversation with Craig Welch of National Geographic for our latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [30]
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [10]
Science [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Ditching Plastic Straws — A Strawman for the Real Problem of Marine Litter? [34]

Plastic straws might have quickly become this summer’s bogeyman, with bans by Starbucks, hotel chains, resorts and some big cities. But as this week’s TipSheet points out, straws are only a part of the massive marine litter problem facing the world’s oceans. Here’s how to put recent straw bans into broader perspective.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Consumer [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Food [38]
Journalism & Media [10]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
California [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
International [24]
Canada [41]
Mexico [42]
Asia [43]
Australia & Oceania [44]
Central America & the Caribbean [45]
South America [46]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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New Leadership, Old Business and Future Challenges [47]

A call to confront anti-press sentiment with a crusade for the value of journalism, plus a welcome for the new executive director for the Society of Environmental Journalists, and important housekeeping on voting rights for SEJ’s academic and associate members — all in the new report from SEJ President Bobby Magill.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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When Travel Expenses Get Too Expensive [49]

A big reporting jaunt can be a professional thrill. That is, until you consider the upfront costs you might be expected to shoulder as an independent journalist. The latest Freelance Files, from multimedia journalist Gloria Dickie, looks at the realities of travel expenses and offers half-a-dozen workarounds to lighten the load.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [6]
Journalism & Media [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [24]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Hurricane Reporting, By the Numbers [51]

Smart coverage of the ongoing hurricane season means reporting not just people stories, but numbers stories too. This week’s TipSheet explains and offers half a dozen metrics, including pressure, width, surge and rainfall, to better track these extreme storms. Plus, should there be a “Category 6?”

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Journalism & Media [10]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
International [24]
Mexico [42]
Central America & the Caribbean [45]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Will State, Local Pesticide Bans Make More News? [52]

When EPA falls short on regulation of pesticides, might states step into the breach? That’s exactly what happened in June when Hawaii banned toxic organophosphate chlorpyrifos. To take a closer look, this week’s TipSheet reports on how federal regulation opens the door for state, or even local, preemption and offers angles and resources for environmental reporters.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [53]
Air [54]
Chemicals [55]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [56]
Food [38]
Government [9]
Health [57]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [14]
Science [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [24]
Canada [41]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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The ‘Dock Deck Doc’ – Multimedia Storytelling in the Web-Wide World [58]

An independent journalist finds a key to survival by building a mini-empire of multiplatform content based on his deep research and extensive interviewing. In our latest Freelance Files column, Silver Donald Cameron shares his so-called “Dock Deck Doc” approach and the collaborative, multimedia techniques that support it.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [50]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [36]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Forests [59]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [60]
Planning & Growth [13]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
International [24]
Canada [41]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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Disappearing ‘Climate,’ EPA FOIA Surge, Pipeline Docs Ruling and More [61]

A reporter reveals that the National Park Service is deleting references to climate change in an upcoming study of sea level rise, and FOIA requesters are behind a record surge in information lawsuits involving Pruitt EPA. That, plus Keystone XL Pipeline documents and more, in the latest WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [62]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [56]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [14]
Science [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [63]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
International [24]
Canada [41]
Visibility:
Public [25]
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