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#SEJSpotlight: Bennet Goldstein, Investigative Reporter, Wisconsin Watch [1]

Meet SEJ member Bennet Goldstein! Bennet reports on water and agriculture as Wisconsin Watch’s Report for America representative on the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk — a collaborative reporting network across the basin. Before this, he was on the breaking news team at the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska.

Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

"World’s Top Banks ‘Greenwashing Their Role In Destruction Of The Amazon’" [7]

"Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental and social guidelines fail to cover more than 70% of the rainforest."

Biodiversity [8]
Climate Change [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Forests [12]
Journalism & Media [3]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [6]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [15], 06/13/2024
September 27, 2024 to September 29, 2024

Canadian Animal Law Conference [16]

Animal Justice's annual event, this year in Toronto, includes sessions on aquatic animal law & ethics, agricultural exceptionalism, "enriched" cages, selective media coverage, ag gag laws, wildlife policies, biodiversity and more. A related Student Animal Law Conference takes place on Sep 27 (travel funding available). 

Professional Meetings [17]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [18]
Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [8]
Economy & Business [10]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [22]
Region: 
International [14]
Canada [23]
October 18, 2024

IJ4EU Confidential: Unveiling the Secrets of Complex Investigations [24]

This Investigative Journalism for Europe monthly webinar series delves into the backstories of collaborative journalistic projects in Europe and beyond. Next up, on Oct 18, is "How EU migration policy fails the dead and the living: The making of The Border Graves Investigation," 14:00 CEST (8:00 a.m. ET).

Other Events [25]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Disasters [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Forests [12]
Journalism & Media [3]
Military [28]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [29]
Policy [21]
Technology [30]
Wildlife [22]
Region: 
Antarctica & Arctic [31]
Europe [32]
Middle East [33]
South America [34]

Unique Award-Winner Highlights Risks to Whales From Fight Over Fish [35]

Whales and fishers chasing the same catch can lead to serious impacts on marine mammals, including illegal shootings. To tell the story, journalist Nick Rahaim took an unusual tack — reporting while working as a deckhand on a fishing vessel. His award-winning account won praise for its balance, sourcing and insight. Rahaim talks about his approach in our Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [10]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Journalism & Media [3]
Natural Resources [13]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [38]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Is Your Community Ready for Tornadoes? Are You? [40]

With more than 100 tornadoes hitting the United States so far this year, the latest TipSheet takes a closer look at how journalists can help their communities better prepare for these damaging and often deadly windstorms. Plus, more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources, from questions about warning systems and shelters to sources at weather agencies and for tornado-preparedness advice.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [26]
Journalism & Media [3]
People & Population [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [38]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [42]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

#SEJSpotlight: Hadeer Elhadary, Lead Journalist, ESG Mena Arabic [43]

Meet SEJ member Hadeer Elhadary! Hadeer is a lead journalist at ESG Mena Arabic in Egypt. Previously she was a freelance climate journalist, and her work focused on biodiversity, sustainability, climate change risks and solutions for a better future.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

"Brazil Police Raid Amazon Carbon Credit Projects Exposed By Mongabay" [44]

"The Brazilian Federal Police arrested people and seized assets linked to some of the country’s largest carbon credit projects."

Biodiversity [8]
Climate Change [9]
Environmental Justice [45]
Forests [12]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [6]
South America [34]
Source: Mongabay [46], 06/10/2024

"U.N. Chief Calls For Global Fossil Fuel Ad Ban" [47]

"In a major speech that didn’t mince words, the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday called fossil fuel companies the “godfathers of climate chaos,” and urged all countries to ban fossil fuel advertising."

Climate Change [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [48]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [38]
International [14]
Source: HEATED [49], 06/10/2024

Nearly Half Of Climate Journalists Globally Received Threats For Their Work [50]

"Almost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research."

Climate Change [9]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [6]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [51], 06/10/2024

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