Publication Items

Improvement Iffy, Slow on Obama Administration's Openness Report Card [1]

OpenTheGovernment.org publishes an annual report on quantifying government secrecy with specific numeric indicators. This year it began with a bombshell statement — saying it could not really guarantee all of its numbers because nobody could any longer trust what the US government tells its citizens in this area.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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EPA Settles Court Bid To Keep Luminant Pollution Data "Confidential" (Cough, Cough) [5]

A U.S. district judge on October 2, 2013, brushed aside claims by EPA and the Luminant Corp. that information related to pollution from the company's coal-burning power plants was "confidential business information" — which seems to be a growing excuse for withholding public-interest information.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Pollution [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about EPA Settles Court Bid To Keep Luminant Pollution Data "Confidential" (Cough, Cough) [5]
Toxic Tank Cars? There's an App for That [8]

When the Oregon government refused to tell her about oil trains, Eugene Weekly environment reporter Camilla Mortensen (pictured) learned about them from a train-hopping local cinematographer. Now you can roam the freight yards with your camera and know what you are looking at. And/or download the UN Number app.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Transportation [9]
Disasters [10]
Chemicals [11]
Region:
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about Toxic Tank Cars? There's an App for That [8]
Also Shut Down: Government Transparency [13]

If you have a FOIA request pending, it is likely to be on hold. Moreover, the people who could verify this are not answering the phone. Want to file a new FOIA request? Good luck. The federal government is shut down, and as of now there is no sign that it will go back to work.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Government [3]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about Also Shut Down: Government Transparency [13]
"The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation" [14]

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [15]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about "The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation" [14]
Individuals Continue to Support SEJ: 2012 Donor List [18]

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [19]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [17]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about Individuals Continue to Support SEJ: 2012 Donor List [18]
Not-so-hidden Resources for Busy Environmental Journalists [20]

Reporter's Toolbox

By EDITORS OF THE SEJOURNAL

When SEJ decided last year to survey members about which SEJ programs they value most, a funny thing happened – we discovered that many of the programs most popular among some members aren’t even on the radar screen for others. In fact, in com- ments at the end of the survey, some members expressed a desire for programs ... that SEJ already offers.

We also heard from many members who seemed in responding to the survey to express doubt about how much SEJ can help them. For example:
SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [21]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [17]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about Not-so-hidden Resources for Busy Environmental Journalists [20]
The Tangled Tale of the Endangered Wolf [22]

SEJ Publication Types:
Features [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Wildlife [24]
Visibility:
Public [4]
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Juggling Chainsaws, Torches and Watermelons: How to Manage Multiple Assignments [25]

Environmental journalist Adam Hinterthuer (pictured, estimating the circumference of an old-growth tree) shares in Freelance Files [25] his tips for staying sane while balancing a love of writing with responsibilities as employee, father and husband.

SEJ Publication Types:
Freelance Files [27]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [17]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about Juggling Chainsaws, Torches and Watermelons: How to Manage Multiple Assignments [25]
SEJournal Fall 2013, Vol. 23 No. 3 [26]

In this issue: Special report on the climate adaptation story; tips on how to juggle multiple assignments as a freelancer; SEJ Awards' top photo winners span the globe; award-winning reporter shares insight into coastal coverage; fostering diversity in environmental journalism with SEJ's new guide; enviro beat icon Philip Shabecoff "Connects the Dots" in latest book; and more.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJournal Online [28]
Visibility:
Public [4]
- Read more about SEJournal Fall 2013, Vol. 23 No. 3 [26]

Reporter's Toolbox

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