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The Biz: The Great Challenge: Getting the Climate Change Story Right [2]

In the wake of newly declared newspaper bankruptcy declarations in Minneapolis and Philadelphia…and shut-downs of print editions in Seattle and Denver — we have a challenge — the nation's media must do a responsible job in covering the coming climate change debates in Washington.

Are Science Journalists Tough Enough? [5]

Survey results published in July 2008 show that scientist-journalist interactions "are more frequent and smooth than previously thought," according to the survey authors. Yet results also indicate that "science journalism is too tame, that is, that it is easily exploited by scientific sources."

Investigative Journalists Define Crossing the Line [6]

Research suggests that the news media block or transform "beyond recognition" the aims of environmental and other activist groups. But a recent study suggests otherwise. It concludes that investigative journalists often are activists, but they stay within professional boundaries.

In the Eye of the Newsworld Storm [7]

The key ingredient of credible daily journalism — the passion to make a difference — will lead to a bright future, no matter which medium delivers it.

The World Changes and Twirls Us Back Toward Place [8]

SEJ President Christy George explains why she's convinced that an awareness of "sense of place" adds a deeper dimension to our reporting. What is nature writing if not an exploration of very particular places? And I mean nature writing in the broadest sense, including writing about PCBs, CFCs, or CAFOs.

Cash for Clunkers Legislation Rolls Closer [10]

Two competing bills before Congress would pay people to scrap old, inefficient vehicles. But some say the proposed legislation is not as green as it looks and other factors need to be taken into consideration.

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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/international/obstacles-in-central-asia-to-much-needed-environmental-reporting [2] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/the-great-challenge-getting-the-climate-change-story-right [3] https://www.sej.org/publications/journalismmedia/communicating-on-change-an-essential-resource-for-journalists-scientist [4] https://www.sej.org/publications/journalismmedia/spreadsheets-can-find-patterns-in-words-not-just-numbers [5] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/are-science-journalists-tough-enough [6] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/investigative-journalists-define-crossing-the-line [7] https://www.sej.org/publications/journalismmedia/in-the-eye-of-the-newsworld-storm [8] https://www.sej.org/journalismmedia/the-world-changes-and-twirls-us-back-toward-place [9] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal/sejournal-spring-2009-vol-19-no-1 [10] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/cash-clunkers-legislation-rolls-closer [11] https://www.sej.org/search_results [12] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4856 [13] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4853 [14] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4854 [15] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4855 [16] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4858 [17] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4859 [18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4860 [19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4861 [20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4948