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#SEJSpotlight: Katherine Cheng, Photographer and Videojournalist, Global News [1]

Meet SEJ member Katherine Cheng! Katherine is a photographer and videojournalist at Global News, based between Canada and Hong Kong. With a background in international relations, critical development studies, and journalism, she is driven to share the most urgent stories of our time.

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Journalism & Media [2]
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Public [3]

"Oil And Ink Mix As Chevron Reports The ‘News’ In Texas, New Mexico" [4]

"Since 2022, one of the largest oil producers in the Permian Basin has run its own local news website. The Chevron-operated site, Permian Proud, provides local news coverage for a region with a dwindling number of local news outlets, while inserting articles with a positive spin about the company."

Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: Floodlight [11], 08/20/2024

"Climate Groups Begin $55 Million Ad Campaign for Kamala Harris" [12]

"Several organizations focused on combating climate change joined forces on Monday for a $55 million advertising campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, embracing what they describe as the economic upside of the Democratic Party’s environmental efforts."

Activism [13]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [14], 08/20/2024

The Battle To Protect Congo’s Vast Peatlands [15]

The Congo Basin is home to the biggest network of tropical peatlands in the world, a vast carbon storehouse central to combating the challenge of climate change. A team of reporters made the journey to this little-covered region and returned with an award-winning feature that told the tale not just of the peatlands, but of the people that protect it. The latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [8]
Forests [19]
Journalism & Media [2]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
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International [22]
Africa [23]
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Public [3]

Beach Nourishment Offers Challenging Local Environmental Stories [24]

It’s peak beach season around much of the United States, with its timeless traditions of sunbathing, beach reads, swimming and beachcombing. But nature has its own ideas about shorelines, stripping some beaches and growing others. Humans, too, have their own beach engineering enterprises, with their own environmental impacts. The latest TipSheet helps you cover your local beach scene, with questions to ask, story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [17]
Journalism & Media [2]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [3]
September 10, 2024

DEADLINE: CASW New Horizons Travel Fellowships [27]

The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing offers fellowships, up to $1,200 each, to cover the costs of attending the annual New Horizons in Science Briefing for Journalists/Science Writers meeting, taking place this year Nov 8-11 in Raleigh, N.C. Apply by Sep 10.

Workshops and Fellowships [28]
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Public [3]
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Journalism & Media [2]
Science [29]
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National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]

"Shell Oil Non-Profit Donated To Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025" [31]

"A US foundation associated with the oil company Shell has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to religious right and conservative organizations, many of which deny that climate change is a crisis, tax records reveal."

Activism [13]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [2]
Science [29]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [32], 08/16/2024
November 14, 2024

European Anti-SLAPP Conference [33]

In Strasbourg, France, the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and the Council of Europe will host their second European Anti-SLAPP Conference as a hybrid event.

Professional Meetings [34]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [2]
Region: 
International [22]
Europe [35]

"Trump On Climate Change: ‘You’ll Have More Oceanfront Property’" [36]

"Former President Trump on Monday night said climate change is not “the biggest threat” and claimed it would create “more oceanfront property.”

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [37]
Environmental Politics [8]
Infrastructure [38]
Journalism & Media [2]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [39]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [40], 08/14/2024
August 30, 2024

DEADLINE: IJNR Critical Minerals Institute [41]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications for an Institute travelling to Arizona and California, Oct 6-12, 2024, to prepare journalists to accurately report on the impacts of the coming increase in domestic mineral production. Apply by Aug 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [28]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Justice [18]
Journalism & Media [2]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [42]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
California [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]

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