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Beat Reporter Spotlights Costs of California's Environmental Reckoning [1]

The fossil fuel industry’s outsized climate policy role in the U.S.’s most populous state is the core of award-winning coverage from investigative journalist Aaron Cantú for nonprofit newsroom Capital & Main. In the new Inside Story Q&A, Cantú shares some of what challenged him in his reporting, what surprised him most and a lesson learned.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Policy [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
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Public [15]

To Give a Goldfish Agency — The Joys (and Perils) of Writing on Nonhuman Life [16]

Stories focused on nonhuman animals are a quintessential part of environmental journalism. But how writers approach these stories is evolving, in step with changing views about animal consciousness and agency. Science journalist and author Karen Pinchin explores this trend and talks about anthropomorphism, anthropodenialism, metaphors, language, writing from the perspective of animal protagonists and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [18]
Journalism & Media [9]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [19]
Science [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]
Visibility: 
Public [15]

SEJ Speaks on Incoming Administration Threats to Journalists [24]

December 16, 2024 — The Society of Environmental Journalists is concerned that the incoming administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump may seek retribution against media outlets that have carried news or opinions at odds with his views or policies. In particular, Kash Patel, Trump’s current pick for director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has promised to take legal action against journalists. The oath that Trump and his Cabinet must swear to take office requires them to uphold the Constitution — all of it, including the First Amendment. Toward that end, SEJ calls on them to pledge never to prosecute, punish, deport, jail or harass journalists solely for what they report.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [9]
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Public [15]
February 7, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Media Grants to Strengthen Coverage of Environmental Crimes and Sustainable Solutions in the Amazon 2025 [25]

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering organizational grants of $5,000 to $10,000 to media outlets, NGOs, academic institutions and other interested groups to support media and journalism activities related to environmental crimes in the Amazon Region in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Apply by Feb 7, 2025.

Awards and Grants [26]
Visibility: 
Public [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [9]
Region: 
International [23]
South America [27]
January 15, 2025

DEADLINE: UN Ocean Conference 2025 Fellowships [28]

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is supporting selected journalists to attend and report from the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) scheduled for June 2025 in Nice, France. This fellowship is open to journalists from coastal countries. Apply by Jan 15.

Workshops and Fellowships [29]
Visibility: 
Public [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [9]
Water & Oceans [21]
Region: 
Europe [30]

"20 Environmental Books to Inspire You in the Year Ahead" [31]

"Here are 20 environmental books published in 2024 for readers of all ages and experience. They offer vision, knowledge, and a sense of wonder — necessary to help us build a better planet no matter who’s in the White House in the year to come."

Environmental Studies [32]
Journalism & Media [9]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]
Source: The Revelator [33], 12/13/2024

#SEJSpotlight: Tanka Dhakal, Freelance Journalist [34]

Meet SEJ member Tanka Dhakal! Tanka is an independent journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He reports in both Nepali and English on the environment, climate change, science, health, labor migrations and marginalized communities, with real-world experience and scientific analyses.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [9]
Visibility: 
Public [15]

"‘Bioweapons’ And Cover-Ups: The Untruths Behind RFK Jr.’s Disease Claims" [35]

"Kennedy has spread misinformation about the deadliest and most debilitating diseases of the modern era."

Consumer [36]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [32]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Science [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [38], 12/13/2024

Help SEJ Support Journalists Like Amir Khafagy [39]

Amir Khafagy is an award-winning New York City-based journalist. He is currently a Report for America corps member with Documented. Much of Amir's beat explores the intersections of labor, race, class, immigration, environmental justice and urban policy. You can help SEJ support journalists like Amir by giving to SEJ programs, Fund for Environmental Journalism, annual conference travel fellowships, members-in-need fund or creating a legacy with a free will.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [9]
Visibility: 
Public [15]

"Social Media Is a Growing Vehicle for Climate Misinformation" [40]

"A new report, published on Friday by international nonprofit Global Witness, found that climate misinformation and disinformation spread unchecked on TikTok during COP29, mostly in user comments on videos. The users they identified denied man-made global warming and rebuked efforts to combat it, claiming that climate change is a “lie” or “hoax.”"

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 12/12/2024

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