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February 26, 2026

Student Press Freedom Day [1]

SEJ partners in this annual day of action which elevates and amplifies the significant challenges faced by student journalists, and celebrates their great successes. The 2026 SPFD theme is "Resilience in Action." Sign up for email updates to get first access to events, talking points, a toolkit and more.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]

"#ClimateScam: Denialism Claims Flooding Twitter Have Scientists Worried" [6]

"Twitter has proved a cherished forum for climate scientists to share research, as well as for activists seeking to rally action to halt oil pipelines or decry politicians’ failure to cut pollution. But many are now fleeing Twitter due to a surge in climate misinformation, spam and even threats that have upended their relationship with the platform."

Climate Change [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Guardian [10], 12/15/2022

"FTC Reviews ‘Green Guides’ to Root Out False Environment Claims" [11]

"The Federal Trade Commission kicked off a review of its “Green Guides” aimed at helping companies avoid misleading and deceptive environmental claims about their products and services.

The FTC’ voted 4-0 on Wednesday to start a regulatory review of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. The public will be able to comment on the 2012 version of the guides and recommend potential updates.

Climate Change [7]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [15], 12/15/2022
January 6, 2023

DEADLINE: EJN Scholarships for Journalists To Cover 2023 Biodiversity Conferences [16]

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) invites professional environmental journalists from low- or middle-income countries to apply for travel grants of up to $2,500 to attend and report from conferences and global summits related to biodiversity issues that are taking place in 2023. Deadline: Jan 6, 2023.

Workshops and Fellowships [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Region: 
International [18]
Mexico [19]
Africa [20]
Asia [21]
Central America & the Caribbean [22]
Middle East [23]
South America [24]
November 20, 2025 to November 24, 2025

Global Investigative Journalism Conference and Fellowships Deadline [25]

This biennial conference will be held next in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov 20-24, 2025, with fellowships available to both established and promising journalists in developing and transitioning countries, and for journalists from disenfranchised communities, to participate in-person (Jan 31 deadline).

Professional Meetings [26]
Workshops and Fellowships [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Region: 
International [18]
Mexico [19]
Africa [20]
Asia [21]
Central America & the Caribbean [22]
Middle East [23]
South America [24]
January 31, 2023

DEADLINE: CASW's GEOTRACES Reporting Fellowship in Antarctica [27]

The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing's fellowship (and $15,000 grant) is for an early-career journalist to accompany an oceanographic expedition to Antarctica, Nov 2023-Jan 2024, investigating how rapid glacier melting and associated processes are affecting the chemistry of the world’s oceans. Deadline: Jan 31, 2023.

Workshops and Fellowships [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Region: 
Antarctica & Arctic [28]

Disinformation Presents New Challenges to Environmental Journalists [29]

An explosion of deliberately misleading information has hit the environmental journalism beat, argues the new Backgrounder. A look at how today’s untruth industry has evolved from that of the past, particularly in the area of climate change, and how reporters have now turned it into its own specialty coverage area. Plus, seven tips on what you can do to handle disinformation on your beat.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [30]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [13]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [31]
Journalism & Media [4]
Policy [32]
Science [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

When Sizing Up Threats to Biodiversity, Databases Can Help [33]

Biodiversity is on the minds of many this week as international biodiversity treaty talks take place in Montreal. For environmental journalists covering the topic, there are a number of databases readily available that track endangered species in the United States and globally. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has a helpful list. Plus, visit our new biodiversity “Topics on the Beat” [34] page and keep on top of the latest biodiversity headlines [35] with EJToday.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [31]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [9]
Wildlife [39]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
International [18]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Help SEJ Support Journalists Like Jim Bruggers [40]

Jim Bruggers covers energy, climate change and the environment in the U.S. Southeast for Inside Climate News. He was elected five times to the SEJ board, serving 13 years, including two years as vice president and two years as president. He currently volunteers for SEJ as our Future Conference Sites Coordinator.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Op-ed: What The Pesticide Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know" [41]

"Like Big Oil, pesticide companies spend hundreds of millions every year on deceitful PR strategies to keep their hazardous products on the market, even as evidence mounts that many pesticides still used today are tied to certain cancers, damage to children’s developing brains, biodiversity collapse, and more."

Agriculture [42]
Chemicals [43]
Consumer [44]
Environmental Health [38]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Science [9]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: EHN [46], 12/12/2022

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