Publication Items

Getting a Fix on Dictation, Transcription Tools, Techniques [1]

Once it was mainly radio reporters who showed up with audio recording devices. But with smartphones now in virtually every pocket, many print journalists also record audio for increased accuracy and accountability. But there’s a problem — dreaded hours of transcribing. That doesn’t deter writer Steven B. Krivit, who has tips to make transcribing a breeze, in the latest Freelance Files.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [2]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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Public [4]
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Reviewing SEJ’s Bylaws and Membership Categories With an Eye Toward the Future [5]

SEJ board president Sadie Babits has been thinking about you, SEJ’s members, who are at the core of this organization. It’s because of you that we are here, and it’s also why we are looking at our membership categories to make sure they best represent the work environmental journalists do today and the evolution of our industry. We’re eager to hear from SEJ members of all categories; here's how.

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SEJ Presidents Report [6]
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Journalism & Media [3]
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Public [4]
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Interactivity Advances Environmental Storytelling, Part III — Exemplary Examples [7]

View our shortlist of outstanding interactive environmental journalism projects, in this three-part EJ Insight. Plus, in Part I, a walking tour of the world of interactive storytelling [8], and Part II, a Q&A with Hannah Fairfield [9], climate editor for The New York Times, and one of the leading practitioners of new interactive storytelling techniques.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Interactivity Advances Environmental Storytelling, Part II — Hannah Fairfield Q&A [9]

Hannah Fairfield, climate editor for The New York Times, is one of the leading practitioners of new techniques of interactive storytelling on the environment. SEJournal interviews her for a three-part EJ Insight. Also see Part I, a walking tour of the world of interactive storytelling [8] and Part III, a shortlist of outstanding projects [7].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Interactivity Advances Environmental Storytelling, Part I [14]

Decades worth of technical advances, used creatively by journalists, have led to a world of “wow” storytelling, including on the environmental news front. In the new EJ Insight column, SEJournal’s own Joe Davis takes you on a walking tour of the world of interactive storytelling. Plus, an interview with Hannah Fairfield [9] of The New York Times, a leader in the burgeoning field, and our own shortlist of outstanding projects [7] to view.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Tracking the Big Climate Bills — An Infrastructure/Reconciliation Breakdown [15]

During the next two weeks, expect a rush of Congressional activity as both chambers attempt to set details that will constitute what some see as possibly the most important climate legislation in years. TipSheet helps you keep track of the action, first setting the stage on two massive measures, and then providing resources to track more than half-a-dozen House committees.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [17]
Agriculture [18]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [22]
Infrastructure [23]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Policy [25]
Science [26]
Transportation [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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“Saving America’s Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation’s Most Biodiverse River System” [28]

A slender new volume makes a substantial case for recognizing (and better protecting) one of America’s most diverse ecosystems — Alabama’s Mobile River Basin. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry reviews Ben Raines’ text, full of fascinating info, images and insights, and which serves as a reminder that some of our nation’s most precious, yet little-noted environments, can be found nearest home.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [29]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Wildlife [34]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Reclaiming Coal Country — Quest for a New Economy in Appalachia [36]

Longtime energy and environment journalist Elizabeth McGowan traveled to southeast Kentucky to shine a light on efforts to diversify Appalachia’s longtime coal-based economy. In FEJ StoryLog, McGowan shares how her on-the-ground reporting approach, funded in part by the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism, yielded not only a powerful story, but insights into overcoming its challenges.

SEJ Publication Types:
FEJ StoryLog [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [22]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [3]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [40]
Policy [25]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Fossil Fuel Industry Pitches Carbon Capture As Climate Cure. But Is It? [41]

Carbon capture and storage technology has been around for years, but is being repositioned as a way to continue using fossil fuels in the face of climate change. Backgrounder takes a close look at how it works, its history and its politics. But even as the technology is taken up by Congress, the question is: Does the math add up?

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Backgrounders [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [22]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [32]
Policy [25]
Pollution [43]
Science [26]
Technology [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story [45]

Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [46]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Planning & Growth [47]
Region:
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
International [13]
Asia [50]
Europe [51]
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Public [4]
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