Publication Items

Covering Climate Change: A Story That Doesn't Fit Journalism's Norms [1]

By PAUL D. THACKER
The last 10 months have been important for Andrew Revkin, who covers climate for The New York Times, and those who cover environmental science. During that time, Revkin exposed a White House official who was doctoring government reports on climate change and uncovered an extensive program to silence NASA scientists from speaking to the public and media about the possible harm we might be causing our planet.
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Scientists Still Tracking Source Of 'Teflon Chemical' [6]

By CHERYL HOGUE

The so-called Teflon chemical continues to make headlines. This synthetic compound, known as PFOA (short for perfluorooctanoic acid) or C8, is found in the blood of most people around the world, including you and your audience. But just where this chemical is coming from remains an open question.
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Chemicals [7]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Studies Consider Coverage Of Biotech And Environmental Justice In The United States [8]

By JAN KNIGHT

U.S. biotech coverage presents less risk than Canadian coverage, few popular views, preliminary study suggests

A recent study compares U.S. and Canadian public opinion of genetic technology and combines it with a preliminary study of the countries' biotech news coverage, finding that U.S. coverage focuses less on risks of genetic manipulation than Canadian coverage and fails to represent the wide range of public opinion on the topic.
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Biodiversity [9]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Guns And Butter: SEJ Annual Conference Planned For October In Vermont [10]

By NANCY BAZILCHUK

Dairy cows that generate electricity, forests that are certified "green," and hunters and journalists armed with loaded guns (but not pointed at each other!) are just a few of the highlights planned for SEJ's 16th Annual Conference on Oct. 25-29, in Burlington, Vermont.
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Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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Guns And Butter: SEJ Annual Conference Planned For October In Vermont [11]

By NANCY BAZILCHUK

Dairy cows that generate electricity, forests that are certified "green," and hunters and journalists armed with loaded guns (but not pointed at each other!) are just a few of the highlights planned for SEJ's 16th Annual Conference on Oct. 25-29, in Burlington, Vermont.
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility:
Public [5]
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Biodiesel: A Noble Experiment, But There's Much To Consider [12]

By NAOMI LUBICK

Willie Nelson recently graced the front of The New York Times business section in a laudatory story focusing not on the singer's gambling debts or tax evasion, but rather his latest money-maker: BioWillie Diesel.
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Energy & Fuel [13]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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This Is Our Time: Opportunity Amid Media Turmoil [14]

By PERRY BEEMAN

I write this as the Winter Olympics end. Some athletes landed hard on the ice or snow and went home without the oversized jewelry they sought. Others turned an ice version of shuffleboard and a snow version of skateboarding into gold medals.

Many were inspired, and inspiring. It brought back memories of the speech '80 U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks gave in the movie "Miracle." He wanted the young Americans to discard their fear of the Soviets, and said bluntly, "This is YOUR time!"
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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New EPA Procedure Improves Transparency on Air Standards [15]

The Obama EPA partially reverses a Bush-era procedure for setting health-based standards under the Clean Air Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [17]
Health [18]
Government [19]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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"Crime Scene Cleanup" in Kelly AFB Toxics Case [20]

New evidence indicates the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry fails to protect communities from dangers such as the now-disappearing plumes of toxic groundwater carrying cancer-causing chemicals far beyond the Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio, TX.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [7]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Military [23]
Region:
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
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Public [5]
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List of Nuclear Sites Released in Flub [25]

The Government Printing Office web site apparently took down the publication after discovery of the mistake -- but the entire report is still available on the site of the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Government [19]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [5]
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