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Did Big Food Just Lose the GMO Disclosure War?

Tens of millions have been spent on lobbying and advertising by the mainstream food industry to defeat a series of state-by-state measures requiring food labels to disclose GMO content. Now, Vermont is poised to implement a GMO-labelling law.

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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Food
Laws & Regulations
Region:
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)
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Senate Passes FOIA Improvement Bill

The Senate March 15, 2016, unanimously passed a bill (S 337) improving the 50-year-old Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). But the appearance of bipartisan consensus may belie a rocky road to final enactment in a highly politicized election year.

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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations
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The Path to Better Investigative Science Reporting

In the latest Reporter's Toolbox, Climate Central senior science writer John Upton defines investigative science reporting’s major role, and shares his personal nine ways to do the job better.

SEJ Publication Types:
Reporters Toolbox
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Forests
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Europe
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Public
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Finding the Right Fit for Journalism Fellowships

For this edition of EJ Academy, MU journalism master's grad Caleb O'Brien surveyed SEJ academics and current and former students to get tips on finding the best internships — and making the most of the experience. Excerpted from the Spring 2016 SEJournal.

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Will Journalists Heed the Lessons of Flint?

SEJ’s WatchDog Project director Joseph A. Davis analyzes local and regional media's role in reporting — or not — the Flint water debacle.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story
Topics on the Beat:
Chemicals
Environmental Politics
Health
Water & Oceans
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)
Visibility:
Public
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Environmental Sleuthing Toolbox

This special issue of SEJ's WatchDog celebrated "Sunshine Week," the national reminder that freedom of information and open government are essential for a working democracy. Lots of info is available for environmental reporters about pollutants and hazards that can harm people. Our Sunshine toolbox is ... well ... full of flashlights — environmental databases that can help you see things. Categories include chemicals, disasters, energy, health and pollution. Shine on!

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Data Journalism Tools and Tips from MIT

The availability of government data has soared over the last decade — offering a huge opportunity for watchdog journalists to find stories that advance the public interest. The environmental beat is the Saudi Arabia of data (yes, that means vast, rich, accessible, and untapped reserves).
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media
Technology
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Trump Hopes To Use Libel Laws To Get at Journalists

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is promising to toughen libel laws to get back at news media who "write purposely negative and horrible and false articles." Especially those that criticize him. Photo: By Marc Nozell (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0].

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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media
Laws & Regulations
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Public
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House OKs Lands Bill with Photo Fees, Permits — Now It's Up to Senate

The Senate Energy Committee last November approved a different version of the bill which seems to include an exemption from fees and permits for "news gathering." But whether it will pass on the floor or get reconciled with the House bill in an election year is unknown.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics
Journalism & Media
Laws & Regulations
Natural Resources
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Public
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Scientist Says USDA Used Press Office To Silence Him

Scientist Jonathan Lundgren (left), who has been researching the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on Monarch butterflies, filed a whistleblower complaint and lost. And, Lundgren claimed his supervisors at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service told him not to talk to news media and punished him when he did.

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Chemicals
Environmental Politics
Science
Wildlife
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Public
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