Topic on the Beat: Wildfire
Here's a list of top wildfire stories from SEJournal, as well as wildfire headlines from EJToday.
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Stories from the Frontlines: Journalists and Protests with CNN's Brian Stelter
Join CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter as he talks with journalists covering the protests over the death of George Floyd. Why have journalists faced such unprecedented harassment, intimidation and detainment during this fast-moving story? How can they protect themselves and get the access they need to keep their communities informed going forward? An SPJ Live Online Session, 12:00 p.m. ET.
Covering Protests: Journalists Under Attack
Join the International Center for Journalists, 10:00 a.m. ET, for a special event on the alarming trend of police targetting journalists covering protests, featuring Linda Tirado, a freelance photojournalist who was blinded in one eye while covering the Minneapolis protests; Branden Hunter, Detroit Free Press; Maria Salazar-Ferro, CPJ; and Ahmer Khan, winner of the 2020 Human Rights Press Award for his coverage of unrest in Kashmir.
DEADLINE: NPF's Tracking Coronavirus Relief Funds: How to Follow the Taxpayers' Money
National Press Foundation will offer a free online training program for 25 journalists to help them track how federal pandemic assistance funds are being used. The training will be held for two hours per day from July 13-17 (10 hours total). Fellows will be offered subsequent confidential follow-up sessions with experts and data analysts to help them bring their stories to successful publication.
"Scientists Learn How Tiny Critters Make Ocean ‘Snot Palaces’"
"Master builders of the sea construct the equivalent of a complex five-story house that protects them from predators and funnels and filters food for them — all from snot coming out of their heads."
Source: AP, 06/04/2020
"Epidemic of Wipes And Masks Plague Sewers, Storm Drains"
"Mayor Jim Kenney kicked off a recent briefing on Philadelphia’s coronavirus response with an unusual request for residents: Be careful what you flush."
Source: AP, 06/04/2020
"#BlackBirdersWeek Seeks To Make The Great Outdoors Open To All"
"We talk with#BlackBirdersWeek co-founder Chelsea Connor about how black birders are changing the narrative around who gets to enjoy nature and the challenges black birders face."
Source: NPR, 06/04/2020
Judge: Oil Spill Responses Should Consider Harm Caused By Dispersants
"A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to update its oil spill response plans and potentially limit the use of the chemical dispersants that were heavily used during the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/04/2020
"US Ranks 24th In The World On Environmental Performance"
"The US is far behind other industrialized nations on environmental performance and now ranks 24th in the world, according to a new analysis by Yale and Columbia universities."
Source: Guardian, 06/04/2020
"Floyd Protests: Could Tear Gas Blasts Lead To More Cases of COVID-19?"
"From Washington to Los Angeles, the scene has become eerily mundane in the last week: The soft thud of a tear gas canister landing on pavement, followed by a billow of white smoke enveloping a throng of fleeing demonstrators."
Source: Greenwire, 06/04/2020
