Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > Journalism & Media

"Here Are The Top 15 Environmental Stories of 2015" [1]

"From climate accords to mining disasters and increased Indonesian haze to decreased Amazon deforestation, here is the year that was."

Journalism & Media [2]
Public [3]
International [4]
Source: Mongabay [5], 12/31/2015

As China Hungers for Coal, ‘Behemoth’ Studies the Ravages at the Source [6]

"BEIJING — The artist and filmmaker Zhao Liang has shed light on some of the darkest corners of Chinese society, filming in locations as obscure as a shantytown here known as the 'petitioners’ village' and a military police office on the North Korean border."

Energy & Fuel [7]
Journalism & Media [2]
Public [3]
Asia [8]
Source: NY Times [9], 12/30/2015

SEJ's 26th Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA, Sept. 21-25, 2016 [10]

[10]

Environmental Journalism 2016 took us to California, the Land of Extremes and Home of Big Dreams, hosted by Capital Public Radio and UC Davis. Multimedia coverage is posted here. [11] See the agenda [12] and speaker bios. [13]

Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [14]
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [16]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Forests [18]
Journalism & Media [2]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [20]
Planning & Growth [21]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [24]
Initiatives: 
SEJ Annual Conferences [25]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Region: 
California [26]

"A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka"" [27]

 

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [28]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [29]
Journalism & Media [2]
People & Population [20]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region: 
Asia [8]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Interview Class Helps Make Science Clearer [30]

 

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ Academy [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

J-Groups Meet with WH Press Secretary, Seek More Openness [32]

Representatives of a coalition of 53 journalism groups met December 15, 2015, with White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. The groups, including SEJ and Society of Professional Journalists, have complained about agency press offices obstructing reporters' access to officials and information.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Government [34]
Journalism & Media [2]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

The Art of the Pitch: Tips for Crafting Successful Feature Story Queries [36]

Freelancer Susan Moran writes about how to write a refined, convincing, colorful query letter and follow the particular pitch path that plays to your passion, talent and financial needs.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Freelance Files [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Ignoring the Elephant in the (News)room [38]

  

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [40]
Journalism & Media [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Press Release of December 15, 2015 from Society of Professional Journalists [41]

The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following press release on December 15, 2015, after a meeting with White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. It is available on their site here. [42]

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

J-Groups Meet with WH Press Secretary, Seek More Openness [43]

Representatives for 53 journalism groups met December 15, 2015, with White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. The groups have complained about agency press offices obstructing reporters' access. Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) President Paul Fletcher said they "asked for a clear statement that government employees are free to speak without interference to members of the press and public." SEJ Freedom of Information Task Force Chairman Tim Wheeler attended. SPJ issued this press release [41].

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Pages

The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.
Source URL:https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=398

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/here-are-top-15-environmental-stories-2015 [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [3] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [5] http://news.mongabay.com/2015/12/here-are-the-top-15-environmental-stories-of-2015/ [6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/china-hungers-coal-%E2%80%98behemoth%E2%80%99-studies-ravages-source [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [9] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/world/asia/china-film-zhao-liang-inner-mongolia-coal-behemoth.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=1 [10] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2016-main [11] https://www.sej.org/sej-annual-conferences/AC2016-coverage [12] https://www.sej.org/sej-annual-conferences/AC2016-agenda [13] https://www.sej.org/sej-annual-conferences/AC2016-speakers [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [25] https://www.sej.org/category/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences [26] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [27] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-su-fa2015/river-runs-again [28] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/bookshelf [29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [30] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-su-fa2015/interview-class-helps-make-science-clearer [31] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/ej-academy [32] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/j-groups-meet-wh-press-secretary-seek-more-openness [33] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/watchdog-tipsheet [34] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [35] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [36] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-su-fa2015/art-pitch [37] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/freelance-files [38] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal-wi-2015-2016/ignoring-elephant-newsroom [39] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders [40] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [41] https://www.sej.org/press-release-december-15-2015-society-professional-journalists [42] http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=1402 [43] https://www.sej.org/reps-53-j-groups-meet-wh-press-secretary-seek-more-openness [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=397 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=394 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=395 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=396 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=399 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=400 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=401 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=402 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media?page=553