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DOJ Investigating Five TV Networks Over White House Pool Coverage [1]

"The Justice Department is investigating five major television networks for potential antitrust violations, the department’s top spokesperson said Saturday night, as the Trump administration’s battle with the mainstream press intensifies."

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Source: Washington Post [8], 10/13/2026
October 30, 2026

DEADLINE: IWMF Lauren Brown Fellowship [9]

Applications are officially open for the 2026 Lauren Brown Fellowship! Created in memory of Lauren Alix Brown, a founding editor at Quartz Media and a dedicated mentor to emerging journalists, the fellowship provides reporting grants and professional development opportunities to reporters from underrepresented backgrounds. Deadline: Oct. 30, 2026. 

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Bringing Personal Perspective to Disaster [11]

TV journalist Jacob Soboroff grew up in Pacific Palisades, so when the Los Angeles neighborhood was swept by wildfires in 2024, he reported from familiar sites as they burned. He writes about the experience in “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster,” whose strength BookShelf contributor Jennifer Weeks says is its street-level descriptions of chasing the fast-developing story. Read her review.

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Is Your Local Wildlife Refuge a Refuge No More? [16]

There’s a long history of hunting and fishing in the federal refuge and hatchery system. But the Trump administration has now thrown the doors wide, opening millions of acres in hundreds of locales across much of the country. TipSheet examines what’s missing in this dramatic policy shift, and offers insights and resources for reporting on the impact on the nearest refuge to you.

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Biodiversity [18]
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Fish & Fisheries [20]
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Fake Caroline [26]

"Editors are facing an influx of AI-written pitches, including at science publications like mine. What now?"

Environmental Politics [3]
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Technology [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [28]
Source: Columbia Journalism Review [29], 10/09/2026

Pro-Oil-And-Gas Group Tracks Journalists, First Nations And Enviros [30]

"New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out a web of pro-oil-and-gas groups working together to influence public opinion on climate change"

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Source: The Narwhal [34], 10/09/2026

Lawsuit Seeks Answers on EPA’s Abandoned CAFO Pollution Panel [35]

"US regulators are illegally withholding records related to the disbanding of a panel set up by the Biden administration to address water pollution from factory farms, according to a lawsuit filed last week."

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Source: The New Lede [39], 10/09/2026

The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy [40]

"Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically undercutting that process, stifling public input while skirting federal laws."

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Source: Yale Environment 360 [43], 10/09/2026
October 29, 2026

DEADLINE: Journalismfund Europe's Invisible Life Grant Programme [44]

Journalismfund Europe [45]'s Invisible Life program is funding cross-border investigations into farm animal welfare. The grant is open to teams of independent journalists and news outlets of two or more members. Deadline: Oct. 29. 

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October 26, 2026

DEADLINE: SJN/MIT Climate Journalism Fellowship [48]

Solutions Journalism Network and MIT Energy and Climate have teamed up for a new fellowship to help journalists cover climate in their communities. The SJN/MIT Climate Journalism Fellowship offers stipends, workshops, and editorial support to 10 staff and independent journalists at local and regional U.S. newsrooms, to develop solutions-focused climate stories. Deadline: Oct. 26.

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