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When Should Journalists Report What Vaccine, Climate Denialists Say? [1]

"Keith Kloor's interesting piece in The Washington Post Magazine on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine crusade includes this interesting fact: 'All six of his children--ages 13-29--have been fully vaccinated.'"

Activism [2]
Chemicals [3]
Health [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Knight Science Journalism Tracker [9], 07/23/2014

"With Imported Seafood Flooding US, Are Inspections Enough?" [10]

"Two percent gets inspected at U.S. borders, within a wider regulatory net."
 

Fish & Fisheries [11]
Food [12]
Health [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: FERN [13], 07/10/2014

"Six Vials of Smallpox Discovered in Laboratory Near Washington" [14]

"Scientists said Tuesday that six glass vials found in a storeroom in a government laboratory outside Washington contained the smallpox virus. It was the second incident in a month that revealed government mishandling of potentially deadly infectious agents."

Health [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [15], 07/09/2014

News Innovation an Essential Skill for New Journalists [16]

In this excerpt from the latest issue of SEJournal (Spring), we debut the new EJ Academy column (a place for educators and students to explore current research on environmental journalism) with University of Michigan's Emilia Askari sharing how she and SEJ member Julie Halpert teach news innovation à la Knight Challenge style.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ Academy [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [18]
Health [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
August 11, 2014 to August 15, 2014

5th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health [20]

The conference, taking place in Montreal, provides an opportunity to address issues ranging from environmental impact on human and animal health and transmission of infectious diseases, to conservation and ecosystem management, to rural and urban development and planning. Scholarships to cover the event are available; June 3rd deadline.

Professional Meetings [21]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [18]
Health [4]
Natural Resources [22]
Planning & Growth [23]
Region: 
Canada [24]
June 3, 2014

DEADLINE: Scholarships to Attend and Cover EcoHealth 2014 Conference [25]

Win one of eight scholarships to attend the 2014 EcoHealth Conference, Aug 11-15, 2014, in Montreal. Cover the panel sessions; meet and interview the researchers. Open to journalists worldwide who specialize in coverage of health and the environment. Apply by June 3rd.

Workshops and Fellowships [26]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [18]
Health [4]
Region: 
Canada [24]

MERS: CDC Confirms First U.S. Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [27]

"A case of the sometimes fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, has been reported in Indiana, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday."

Health [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: LA Times [28], 05/05/2014
April 21, 2014

DEADLINE: IRP New Media Trip on Newborn Health in Ethiopia [29]

The International Reporting Project (IRP) is accepting applications for a June 14-27, 2014 new media reporting trip to Ethiopia where there are a number of important environmental impacts on child health, such as food security and clean water. The IRP covers Fellows’ roundtrip air tickets to Ethiopia, visas, hotel costs, meals and local transportation. Apply by April 21st.

Workshops and Fellowships [26]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Food [12]
Health [4]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region: 
Africa [31]

In Covering Chemical Spill, Ward Zags When Others Zig [32]

"Inside Story" editor Beth Daley interviews Charleston (WV) Gazette reporter Ken Ward Jr. — who is recognized nationally for his reporting on coal mining, the environment and workplace safety — about his unique work on the Freedom Industries spill story. Photo: The FI tank which leaked a coal-cleaning chemical into the river on Jan. 9, 2014, contaminating the drinking water of 300,000 West Virginians for weeks. Credit: Commercial Photography Services of WV via USCSB.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [34]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [18]
Health [4]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Shale Gas and Oil Development [37]

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SEJ invites U.S. journalists and educators to apply for fellowships to attend this expenses-paid Specialized Reporting Institute, June 22-24, 2014 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Come learn about an issue that regularly grabs national, regional and local headlines. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2014.

Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [18]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Policy [40]
Pollution [41]
Science [6]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]

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