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At Mid-Year, SEJ Celebrates New Records, New Faces and Important Legacies [1]

SEJ board president Luke Runyon (pictured, left) shares news about the April 2024 annual conference in Philadelphia, conference director Jay Letto’s retirement, organizational updates, changes on the board of directors and upcoming elections, the new SEJ Future Council and the call for nominations for the annual Stolberg Meritorious Service Award.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ Presidents Report [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
International [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Recycled Bottle Tops And Tables From Shuttlecocks - Greenest Olympics?" [7]

"The organising committee of Paris 2024 has vowed to make it the greenest Games in Olympic history, with half the carbon footprint of London 2012 and Rio 2016."

Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [6]
International [5]
Source: BBC Sport [9], 07/26/2024

What Would a Second Trump Reign Mean for Press Freedom? [10]

The possibility of a second Trump administration has WatchDog Opinion sweating blood over the potential for a serious undermining of the press, whether by choking off access to public records, opening up libel laws that help protect journalists from libel suits by public figures or going to virtual war with the news media. What might be in store if Trump wins back the presidency?

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Policy [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
September 24, 2024 to October 1, 2024

Rosemary's House: Journalism Residency in Greece With Mentor Ben Taub [15]

SEJ members receive priority application review and a 200-euro credit toward any 2024 residency at Rosemary's House in Greece, including this one-week workshop with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ben Taub. Tuition includes food, drink and shared lodging (private lodging available for additional cost).

Workshops and Fellowships [16]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
Region: 
International [5]
Europe [17]

"Like Carbon Dioxide, This Louisiana Task Force’s Work Is Deep Underground" [18]

"A special legislative task force assigned with exploring the impacts of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in Louisiana still hasn’t submitted a report of its findings —  five months after it was due. And its chairman and the lawmaker who created the group won’t say why."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Source: Floodlight [22], 07/24/2024

Perspective: "What It’s Like To Be A Tornado Chaser And How It’s Done" [23]

"Chasing tornadoes is far from glamorous, and the thrill of spotting them is far from guaranteed. Success usually requires expertise and long hours in pursuit."

Air [24]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [26]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [27], 07/23/2024

Big Meat, Dairy Companies Spend More on Ads than Cutting Emissions: Report [28]

"Global meat and dairy giants are investing just a fraction of their revenues into cutting emissions despite being among the world’s largest polluters, according to new estimates."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [3]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [31]
Public [6]
International [5]
Source: DeSmog [32], 07/23/2024

"Would Trump Privatize Weather Forecasting? What To Know." [33]

"Project 2025 proposes breaking up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the parent agency for the National Weather Service, describing it as “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry.”"

Climate Change [19]
Consumer [34]
Disasters [25]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [3]
Science [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [37], 07/23/2024
November 1, 2025

DEADLINE: One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival [38]

The One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Prague, Mar 11 – 19, 2026, invites submissions from filmmakers worldwide on topics ranging from (but not limited to) political scandals, authoritarian regimes, sustainable development, and social and environmental themes. 2025 deadlines: Sep 1 (early); Nov 1 (final).

Awards and Grants [39]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
Region: 
International [5]
Europe [17]
July 29, 2024

DEADLINE: GLF Africa Photography Awards [40]

Global Landscapes Forum invites photographers (professional or amateur) to submit their best shots of tropical forests, grasslands, drylands, peatlands, wetlands, the ocean and coasts, and African livelihoods. Cash prizes. Enter by Jul 29, 2024. 

Awards and Grants [39]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [3]
Region: 
International [5]
Africa [41]

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