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"Florida Data Scientist Rebekah Jones Granted Whistleblower Status" [1]

"A former Florida Department of Health employee has received whistleblower status a year after being fired for repeatedly violating the agency’s policy about communicating with the media."

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Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
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Source: AP [10], 06/01/2021

Digging Deep Into an Insect ‘Die-off’ When the Data Is Missing [11]

Even with a book in the works and a pledge to not take on new projects, freelance environmental journalist Jeremy Hance couldn’t say no to a series on global insect decline. Despite missing data and numerous other challenges, the resulting project was an award-winning example of explanatory reporting. Insights and lessons learned, in the new Inside Story.

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Inside Story [12]
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Biodiversity [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Studies [14]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [15]
Wildlife [16]
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National (U.S.) [17]
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Public [8]
June 3, 2021

Carving a Niche in Photojournalism and Getting Published on Major Platforms [19]

The International Journalists' Network is hosting a webinar with KC Nwakolor, an independent documentary photographer. KC will share his career journey and teach emerging and practicing photojournalists how to carve a niche for themselves in the field and get their photos published on major platforms. 10 a.m. ET.

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Journalism & Media [6]

"Groups Accuse Tennessee Valley Authority Of Misusing Funds" [21]

"Four environmental organizations on Wednesday asked the Tennessee Valley Authority’s internal watchdog to investigate whether the nation’s largest public utility misused ratepayer money for lobbying and litigation that fought federal environmental regulations."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [23]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [24], 05/27/2021

Canadian Journalists Take RCMP to Court Over Fairy Creek Access Bans [25]

"The Canadian Association of Journalists, along with a group of news organizations and press freedom groups, says it plans to take the RCMP to court over its decision to restrict media coverage at the Fairy Creek blockades. Journalists from all over B.C. have been covering the demonstrations against the logging of old-growth trees near Port Renfrew."

Activism [26]
Forests [27]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
Canada [28]
Source: CBC News [29], 05/27/2021

#SEJSpotlight: Shannon Osaka, Climate Policy and Solutions Reporter, Grist [30]

Meet SEJ member Shannon Osaka! Shannon is a climate policy and solutions reporter at Grist, currently based in Seattle and originally from San Jose, CA. Her favorite stories dive deep into ideas — the debate over degrowing the economy, the perils and promises of carbon pricing, or the push to declare a ‘climate emergency.’

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Climate Change [31]
Journalism & Media [6]
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June 10, 2021

Authentic Authorship: Understanding Indigenous Claims and Connections [32]

The Native American Journalists Association will host this virtual roundtable intended to help non-Indigenous editors and producers understand the nuance and complexity of Indigenous connections to better examine Indigenous claims by sources and authors. 5 p.m. ET.

Other Events [20]
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Diversity [33]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [34]
June 2, 2021

Complicating the Narrative With Amanda Ripley [35]

What if journalists covered controversial issues differently? Join The Narwhal for a virtual conversation with investigative journalist/author Amanda Ripley on applying conflict mediation techniques in journalism and why it's so important for reporting on the climate and extinction crises. 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET.

Other Events [20]
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Public [8]
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Climate Change [31]
Journalism & Media [6]
May 8, 2023

DEADLINE: The Everyday Projects Grant [36]

In a new effort to help provide support to photojournalists from diverse backgrounds as they develop their craft, The Everyday Projects will award two $6,000 grants to photographers to work on a long-term project in their community. Deadline: May 8, 2023.

Awards and Grants [37]
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International [18]
Africa [38]

When No News Is Bad News — EPA Uncensors Climate Indicators [39]

A government website that tracked climate change is back after being frozen by the Trump administration. But the return of the EPA’s climate indicator page, argues the new WatchDog opinion column, is just one step in undoing a longer-term and more systematic assault on science that has hobbled truth-seeking journalists. WatchDog on what must come next.

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WatchDog [40]
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Activism [26]
Climate Change [31]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [14]
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