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Making News When Your Ship (Tracker) Has Come In [1]

It may be time to dive into the deep end of the ocean for environmental stories, where big vessels and small are often involved in spills, illegal fishing or more. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks into emerging ship-tracker services that offer data to help trace the source of environmental damage, and that can help create some eye-popping visuals.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Middle East [13]
Visibility: 
Public [14]

"‘Every Day Matters’: Guardian Stops Accepting Fossil Fuel Ads" [15]

"The Guardian newspaper said it would stop accepting advertisements from oil and gas companies, making it the latest institution to limit financial ties to fossil fuel businesses."

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Public [14]
International [12]
Source: NY Times [17], 01/31/2020

SEJ Joins Protest of Sec. Pompeo Treatment of NPR, Media [18]

SEJ has protested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's retaliation [19] against, and abuse of [20], National Public Radio and its reporters. SEJ President Meera Subramanian signed the January 30, 2020 letter [21].

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [7]
Visibility: 
Public [14]

Climate Concerns Dominate Reporting Outlook at SEJ Annual Event [22]

An overflow crowd of environmental reporters and others gathered in Washington, D.C., last week at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual look-ahead on environment and energy news to hear what speakers like the former United Nations head and top journalists see as the news to watch for. Find out what one story dominated. Plus, watch video of the full program.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [16]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Policy [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Visibility: 
Public [14]
April 25, 2020 to April 26, 2020

Freeflow Institute's Winter Workshop Series: #3 La Tray [32]

Missoula, Montana-based Freeflow Institute is offering a three-part winter workshop series in Montana: Alexis Bonogofsky and Ronan Donovan / 29 Feb-1 Mar, 2020; Ben Stookesberry / 28-29 Mar, 2020; and Chris La Tray / 25-26 Apr, 2020. Sign up for one or all.

Workshops and Fellowships [33]
Visibility: 
Public [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [7]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
March 28, 2020 to March 29, 2020

Freeflow Institute's Winter Workshop Series: #2 Stookesberry [35]

Missoula, Montana-based Freeflow Institute is offering a three-part winter workshop series in Montana: Alexis Bonogofsky and Ronan Donovan / 29 Feb-1 Mar, 2020; Ben Stookesberry / 28-29 Mar, 2020; and Chris La Tray / 25-26 Apr, 2020. Sign up for one or all.

Workshops and Fellowships [33]
Visibility: 
Public [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [7]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020

Freeflow Institute's Winter Workshop Series: #1 Bonogofsky and Donovan [36]

Missoula, Montana-based Freeflow Institute is offering a three-part winter workshop series in Montana: Alexis Bonogofsky and Ronan Donovan / 29 Feb-1 Mar, 2020; Ben Stookesberry / 28-29 Mar, 2020; and Chris La Tray / 25-26 Apr, 2020. Sign up for one or all.

Workshops and Fellowships [33]
Visibility: 
Public [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [7]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]

100s of Workers Defy Amazon Rules To Protest Company's Climate Failures [37]

"Hundreds of Amazon employees defied corporate policy to publicly criticize the company for failing to meet its “moral responsibility” in the climate crisis."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [7]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [38], 01/28/2020

How To Freelance and Not Go Broke [39]

What better New Year’s resolution for freelance environmental journalists than putting their work on a sounder financial basis. In the latest Freelance Files column, journalism veteran Julie Halpert (pictured, left) offers 10 tips for financial stability. Among them: Side gigs, grants and relationship building, plus crafting the perfect pitch, spinning several stories from one and thinking big picture.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Freelance Files [40]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Visibility: 
Public [14]

Interior Sec. Bernhardt To Critics: Don't @ Me [41]

"Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is punching back, taking social media swings at some of his critics."

Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [7]
Natural Resources [42]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Greenwire [43], 01/27/2020

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