Publication Items

Between the Lines: Weird News: Writing on Florida, Environment, Booms and Busts [1]

Author and Tampa Bay Times environmental writer Craig Pittman, in addition to his usual output of outstanding environmental stories and books, has found new ways to embrace the irregular, the weird and the wacky. For the latest installment of SEJournal’s author Q & A longtime educator, SEJ member and SEJournal Editorial Board member JoAnn M. Valenti interviewed Pittman about his new book, about covering the environment in Florida, about the book-writing process and balancing writing and journalism.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [2]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [3]
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Public [4]
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Documentary Offers Much Urgency, Fewer Assurances [5]

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Features [6]
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Public [4]
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New Member Profiles Enhance Networking [7]

SEJ members will find it easier to network with a new online profile system. It’s similar to social media: you can connect with other SEJ members (Connections tab — think Friends), share photos and photo albums, post your status and access a directory.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [8]
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Public [4]
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Shooting Fire’s ‘Natural Force’ [9]

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [10]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [11]
Forests [12]
Region:
California [13]
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Public [4]
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Exploring a Primeval Landscape Replete with Stories [14]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [6]
Topics on the Beat:
Natural Resources [15]
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
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Public [4]
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Green Burial Not Just Throwing Ashes on Compost Heap [18]

Chance research on the concept of green burials leads one freelancer not just to a years-long writing project, but to a more intimate encounter with the growing practice. In this essay, Ann Hoffner shares her first-hand experience with green burials and the deeper meaning she discovers in them, as well as one tender goodbye in a quiet wood.

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [6]
Topics on the Beat:
Consumer [19]
Other or All [20]
People & Population [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
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Public [4]
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Tracking Potential Trouble Ahead Over Offshore Drilling [23]

Keep an eye on the controversial practice of offshore drilling, suggests our latest TipSheet. The White House has just issued a new five-year plan that puts some sensitive areas off-limits. But the incoming administration looks set to expand drilling. Get resources and ideas for coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [25]
Government [26]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Departing Head Scrapbooks the SEJ Life [27]

SEJ's founding executive director Beth Parke recounts memorable moments during her 24-year tenure with SEJ.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [8]
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Public [4]
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A Time of Change, a Time to Stay the Same [28]

Little did Jim Detjen know when he hired a part-time worker more than 25 years ago for the newly launched Society of Environmental Journalists that it would lead to an astonishing era of leadership. It was Beth Parke he hired. Under her leadership as executive director, SEJ has grown into the world’s leading group of professional journalists who cover environmental issues. Read more from SEJ President Jeff Burnside.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [29]
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Public [4]
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Covering Wildfire Is No Longer Seasonal Work [30]

Deadly fires that swept Tennessee are harbingers of a new normal for these massive burns, driven by drought and climate factors to become a year-round, multi-region phenomenon. Our in-depth backgrounder offers dozens of resources, plus tips and ideas for improving your wildfire coverage.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [31]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [32]
Disasters [11]
Forests [12]
Journalism & Media [33]
Region:
National (U.S.) [22]
California [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
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Public [4]
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