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SEJ Finds New Ways To Help Journalists Pursue Their Stories [1]

SEJ President Carolyn Whetzel explains how a co-worker talked her into joining SEJ in 1994, and convinced her to attend the Provo, Utah, conference. Like many other SEJ members, it was the conference experience that hooked her. Here it is 16 years later, and she's still passionate about SEJ and feels privileged to be serving as SEJ president.

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SEJ Presidents Report [2]
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Public [3]
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Another Flawed Tool: Planned Contractor Database [4]

Project on Government Oversight says federal plans for contractor database omit exactly the information investigative types want most, including past wrongdoing by contractors. POGO's own database still the best tool available.
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WatchDog TipSheet [5]
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Government [6]
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Public [3]
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House GOP Staff Meet with Energy Lobbyists Behind Closed Doors [7]

Politico broke the story of a January 18, 2011, meeting between House and Senate GOP aides and energy industry lobbyists to map out strategy for handcuffing President Obama and EPA on climate regulations.
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WatchDog TipSheet [5]
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Laws & Regulations [8]
Government [6]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Climate Change [10]
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Public [3]
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NY Times Mulls Creating 'EZ Pass Lane for Leakers' [11]

Despite consternation about Wikileaks' massive dump of State Department memos, most leaks are still legal — and the New York Times apparently thinks such unauthorized disclosures from whistleblowers inside the government may be essential to journalism and democracy.
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WatchDog TipSheet [5]
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Journalism & Media [12]
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Public [3]
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Watchdog Group Seeks Details of Issa's Regulatory Hit List [13]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has started publishing the industry wish-lists on its own — including in some cases full texts of industry letters back to Issa.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [5]
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations [8]
Government [6]
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Public [3]
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Issa Panel Probes Political Vetting of DHS FOIA Disclosures [14]

The Associated Press reports the House Oversight Committee has asked the Department of Homeland Security for documents about its policy requiring political appointees to review Freedom of Information Act requests.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [5]
Topics on the Beat:
Policy [15]
Government [6]
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Public [3]
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Jackson Memo Leaves EPA Response on Openness in Doubt [16]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says the Dec. 21 memo implies that existing EPA openness policy meets White House criteria. Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget may again be tampering with agency science for political purposes — accused by Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva (pictured) of censoring FOIA'd documents relating to the mid-summer estimate of Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [5]
Topics on the Beat:
Science [17]
Policy [15]
Government [6]
Environmental Politics [18]
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Public [3]
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Truth in the Rough [19]

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Features [20]
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Public [3]
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SEJournal Winter 2010-11, Vol. 20 No. 4 [21]

In this issue: Twain's truths echo today; GOP wave alters enviro debate; lessons from "cap-and-trade" coverage; disaster recovery in flux; award-winning radio story on green architecture; SEJ launches new Diversity Task Force; nanosilver bacteria-eaters a new health concern.

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SEJournal Online [22]
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Public [3]
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NPS Offers Deal for Public at National Parks [23]

Take advantage of the National Park Service's free admission days during National Park Week in April, first day of summer (June 21), National Public Lands Day (September 24) and the November 11-13 Veterans Day weekend.
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TipSheet [24]
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Natural Resources [25]
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Public [3]
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