Publication Items

Getting Glasgow — Covering the Climate Conference From Afar [1]

A critically important global gathering to advance the Paris climate accords gets underway in Scotland next month. And the latest TipSheet offers an extensive walk-through on the UN meeting — basic terminology and negotiating aims, global politics, green climate funds and more — to help environmental journalists report on it with relevance, whether from there or home.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Policy [7]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Asia [10]
Australia & Oceania [11]
Europe [12]
Middle East [13]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [15]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog [16]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [17]
Agriculture [18]
Air [19]
Chemicals [20]
Disasters [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [24]
Government [5]
Health [25]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [28]
People & Population [29]
Policy [7]
Transportation [30]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
California [33]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
International [9]
Africa [35]
Asia [10]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Early Toxics Release Inventory Data Can Yield Scoops [36]

In a few weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will officially release the latest year’s Toxics Release Inventory. But as Reporter’s Toolbox explains, you can get ahead of the data — and possibly generate some scoops. That’s because EPA quietly releases incomplete preliminary data months earlier. Top tips on making sense of the early data, along with nine smart story leads.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox [37]
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [39]
Government [5]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [40]
Waste [31]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Getting a Fix on Dictation, Transcription Tools, Techniques [41]

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 [42]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [6]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Reviewing SEJ’s Bylaws and Membership Categories With an Eye Toward the Future [43]

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.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ Presidents Report [44]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [6]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Interactivity Advances Environmental Storytelling, Part III — Exemplary Examples [45]

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 [46], and Part II, a Q&A with Hannah Fairfield [47], climate editor for The New York Times, and one of the leading practitioners of new interactive storytelling techniques.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Interactivity Advances Environmental Storytelling, Part II — Hannah Fairfield Q&A [47]

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 [46] and Part III, a shortlist of outstanding projects [45].

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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Interactivity Advances Environmental Storytelling, Part I [49]

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 [47] of The New York Times, a leader in the burgeoning field, and our own shortlist of outstanding projects [45] to view.

SEJ Publication Types:
EJ InSight [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Visibility:
Public [14]
- Read more about Interactivity Advances Environmental Storytelling, Part I [49]
Tracking the Big Climate Bills — An Infrastructure/Reconciliation Breakdown [50]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [17]
Agriculture [18]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Policy [7]
Science [51]
Transportation [30]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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“Saving America’s Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation’s Most Biodiverse River System” [52]

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 [53]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [54]
Environmental Health [55]
Natural Resources [56]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [57]
Region:
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [58]
Visibility:
Public [14]
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