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For Reporters Roving the World, Do Your Homework and Take a Deep Breath [1]

Freelance journalist Naomi Lubick offers tips from journalists who travel internationally to do their reporting. They all suggested that before you set off on your voyage, you have to be prepared — mentally, technically and physically.

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Journalism & Media [3]
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Whistleblower Switches Sides, Spills Story on BP Press Blockade [6]

An ex-BP security contractor hired to shoo reporters off of public beaches claims he was fired by BP after he took pictures of equations showing how dispersants were being used in the Gulf.
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WatchDog TipSheet [7]
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Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
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NOAA Muddies Access to Spill Damage Data [13]

A senior Washington correspondent for the Huffington Post reveals that NOAA has been giving BP all the raw data its research ships collect — but not releasing the data to the public
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WatchDog TipSheet [7]
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Disasters [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [3]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [12]
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Media Play Key, Sometimes Misleading, Role in Public's View of Climate Research [15]

The media may play a role in misleading the public, especially when journalists attempt a "false balance" in stories, giving equal treatment to climate science skeptics who question the validity of climate science studies.

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Backgrounders [2]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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SEJ Launches New Grant Program for Reporting Projects [16]

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SEJ News [17]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Eruption of 'Shy' Volcano Suddenly Surprises the Experts and the World [18]

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Features [19]
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Disasters [8]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Here's the Pitch: Help Guide SEJ and Its Mission To Serve the Search for Facts [20]

SEJ President Christy George explains all the exellent reasons why you should run for the SEJ board of directors in the upcoming election.

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SEJ Presidents Report [21]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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ESRI Geomedicine: Online Map Resource for Environmental Health [22]

From GIS software company ESRI, this free tool lets users enter places where they lived for more than two years at a time, and the site provides you with a personalized "place history" pdf report and shareable maps detailing local heart attack rate and nearby toxic chemicals for each location.
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TipSheet [23]
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Health [24]
Technology [25]
Environmental Health [26]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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New Federal Web Site Pulls Together Coastal Info [27]

NOAA's "State of the Coast" contains both quick facts and detailed information regarding this 95,000-mile-long zone and all the players involved. It generally addresses longer-term issues, such as environmental degradation, climate, hazards, economics, and demographics.
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TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [29]
Planning & Growth [30]
Water & Oceans [10]
Government [14]
People & Population [31]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Extreme Heat Events Worse in Sprawling Cities [32]

A study was published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that the most sprawling US cities have 2.6 times the risk of deadly extreme heat events than those with the least sprawl — regardless of the population, location, or rate of growth of an urban area.
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TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [28]
Planning & Growth [30]
People & Population [31]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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