Journalism & Media

Laws & Regulations [5]

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Source: Portland Oregonian [8], 09/25/2014

Read more about 1st Amendment Alarm: USFS Says Media Need Photo Permit in Wilderness [1]

How Does Obama Block Open Info? AP Counts the Ways [9]

Three major journalism groups held a joint convention in Chicago September 15-17, 2014, which included a panel discussion on Obama administration secrecy. News industry leaders used the occasion to point out that the Obama administration's deeds and practices did not match its claims of transparency.

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WatchDog TipSheet [10]

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Government [11]

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Read more about How Does Obama Block Open Info? AP Counts the Ways [9]

Constitution Wins After Court Imposes Prior Restraint on Pipeline Safety Info [12]

As a nationwide newspaper chain probed safety threats posed to the public by gas pipelines, an Alabama court imposed prior restraint on the Montgomery Advertiser, to prevent it from publishing the Alabama Gas Corporation's safety plan, citing homeland security and trade secrets. Now a judge has ruled that the court erred in granting a temporary restraining order.

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WatchDog TipSheet [10]

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Disasters [13]

Energy & Fuel [14]

Laws & Regulations [5]

People & Population [15]

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Read more about Constitution Wins After Court Imposes Prior Restraint on Pipeline Safety Info [12]

Forest Service Seeks To Limit Journalists' Access to Wilderness Lands [17]

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking to harden rules that would require a journalist to get a permit and pay a fee of up to $1,500 in order to report inside a federal wilderness. [Update -- 9/25/14: Forest Service Chief Tidwell says media don't need permit] [18]

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WatchDog TipSheet [10]

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Forests [3]

Laws & Regulations [5]

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Public [6]

Read more about Forest Service Seeks To Limit Journalists' Access to Wilderness Lands [17]

October 1, 2014 to November 5, 2014

Freelance Writing: A Course with Theresa Sullivan Barger [19]

SEJ member Theresa Sullivan Barger, an award-winning freelance journalist with more than 20 years of experience, will be teaching a six-week freelance writing course on the business and craft of freelancing on consecutive Wednesdays, 6-8 pm, Oct 1-Nov 5 inclusive at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, CT.

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]

Residents at Risk When Train Crews Don't Know Chemical Cargoes [22]

"At least 18 times in the past three years BNSF Railway freight trains rolled west out of Minneapolis pulling cars filled with hazardous chemicals that were not on the train's official cargo list, according to train crew complaints."

Chemicals [23]

Disasters [13]

Transportation [24]

Public [6]

Source: MPR News [25], 09/24/2014

Read more about Residents at Risk When Train Crews Don't Know Chemical Cargoes [22]

March 3, 2025

DEADLINE: Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships in Journalism and Trauma [26]

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma program at Columbia University in NYC, Jul 29-Aug 3, 2025, is designed for senior and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy. Apply by Mar 3.

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Public [6]

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Disasters [13]

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]

January 19, 2025

DEADLINE: O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism [27]

Backed by the resources of Marquette University and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the fully funded academic-year fellowships allow newsroom professionals to do the best work of their careers on issues of vital importance while they also mentor the next generation of journalists. Apply by Jan 19, 2025.

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]

January 12, 2026

DEADLINE: R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship [29]

This fellowship finances a significant foreign reporting project by a Canadian journalist (or non-Canadian holding valid work permit or grad student) working as a freelance or full-time journalist in any medium. The fellowship provides up to $25,000 to cover travel, reporting and research expenses. Apply by Jan 12, 2026.

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International [30]

Canada [31]

"Journalists Criticize White House for 'Secrecy'" [32]

"Editors and reporters meeting in Chicago raised concerns Wednesday about what they described as a lack of access and transparency undermining journalists' work, several blaming the current White House for setting standards for secrecy that are spreading nationwide."

Public [6]