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The Journalism Student Who Went Down a Rabbit Hole and Came Up a Mine Shaft [1]

A young journalist looking for a quick report found himself instead on a five-month odyssey to cover the hidden dangers of abandoned mining sites in the Southwest — then picked up a Society of Environmental Journalists’ student award in the aftermath. How this student’s persistence paid off, in the latest EJ Academy. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ Academy [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
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"Weather Channel To Talk Environmental Justice With 2020 Candidates" [10]

"The Weather Channel will talk with several 2020 candidates about environmental justice as the second part of its "2020: Race to Save the Planet” special."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [13], 01/14/2020
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"U.S. Flood Risk Model To Be Publicly Available In Boon For Homebuyers" [14]

"A climate research organization will offer access to a risk model that predicts the probability of flooding for homes across the United States, giving the public a look at the data institutional investors use to gauge risk."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Studies [15]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [18], 01/14/2020
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ASU’s Cronkite News Service Cleans Up in SEJ Student Awards [19]

One journalism school seems to have hit on a formula for success in generating award-winning student reporting on the environment. EJ Academy editor Bob Wyss on why Arizona State’s Cronkite News Service cleaned up in this year’s Society of Environmental Journalists’ student awards category.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ Academy [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
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February 3, 2020 to March 1, 2020

Investigative Reporting in the Digital Age [20]

This free Knight Center at the University of Texas at Austin course, designed for both beginner journalists and advanced investigators, will be taught by a team of four investigative journalists with decades of experience in investigating everything from political corruption to environmental hazards to human rights atrocities.

Other Events [21]
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Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [5]
Technology [22]

‘We’re Building An Army’: Jane Fonda Caps Climate Protest In D.C. [23]

"Clad in her signature red hat and coat, clenched fist raised high, Jane Fonda saluted the sea of chanting people who had gathered for her final “Fire Drill Friday” this week. She cheered as 147 of them were arrested on the steps of the Capitol building."

Activism [24]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [26], 01/13/2020
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Oil Lobby Fends Off Candidates' Calls To Ban Fracking With Ad Campaign [27]

"The oil and gas industry is fighting back: It's throwing in big bucks to counter attacks from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren that it's contributing to climate change."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [29], 01/13/2020
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Arson Misinformation Undermines Link Between Oz Fires And Climate Change [30]

"Multiple Australian state police agencies have found limited evidence to suggest the major destructive wildfires in their states were ignited by arsonists, contradicting the international onslaught of misinformation suggesting otherwise."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [16]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [7]
Australia & Oceania [32]
Source: HuffPost [33], 01/10/2020
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July 28, 2025

DEADLINE: The Bertha Challenge [34]

This non-residential paid fellowship is for investigative journalists, filmmakers and others to spend a year deep-diving into one pressing social justice challenge. The next Bertha Challenge begins in Jan 2026, on collusion between governments and corporations, and democratic accountability. Deadline: Jul 28, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [35]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [24]
Climate Change [11]
Journalism & Media [5]
October 14, 2024 to October 18, 2024

Wildscreen Festival [36]

The biennial Wildscreen Festival in the UK is a celebration of wildlife filmmaking and photography. The 2024 event, October 14-18, offers both hybrid and virtual options.

Other Events [21]
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Public [9]
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Journalism & Media [5]
Other or All [37]
Wildlife [38]
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International [39]
Europe [40]

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