SEJ Objects to EPA's 'Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update'
The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), in a letter to U.S.
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"Revealed: Monsanto’s Secret Funding For Weedkiller Studies"
"Monsanto secretly funded academic studies indicating “very severe impacts” on farming and the environment if its controversial glyphosate weedkiller were banned, an investigation has found."
Source: Guardian, 03/13/2020
Coronavirus Reminds Journalists To Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
COVID-19 is an unpleasant reminder that when a public health emergency hits, it pays for journalists — including environment reporters — to be prepared. The latest TipSheet offers advice on handling the unknown and gathering an emergency “go bag,” as well as tracking story ideas and numerous federal, state/local and media resources.
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Brazil Restricts Environmental Employees' Media Contact After Report
"Brazil’s environmental agency Ibama on Thursday published an order restricting contact between its employees and journalists, following a Reuters report on thousands of cargos of Amazon rainforest wood being exported without agency authorization."
Source: Reuters, 03/09/2020
SEJ Condemns Indonesia Arrest of Mongabay Journalist
The Society of Environmental Journalists condemned Indonesia’s arrest and imprisonment of Philip Jacobson, an editor for the environmental news site Mongabay.
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SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — Parekh v. CBS
SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 55 journalism groups and other interested parties in filing an amicus brief in Parekh v. CBS, supporting the right of CBS and reporter Brian Conybeare to recover attorneys’ fees under the Florida anti-SLAPP statute.
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SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — Carroll County E911 v. Hasnie
SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 15 other media organizations in filing an amicus brief in Carroll County E911 v. Hasnie. Carroll County refuses to disclose 911 recordings pertaining to a November 2016 house fire in which four Flora, Indiana children died.
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SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — La Liberte v. Reid
SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 20 other media organizations in filing an amicus brief in La Liberte v. Reid.
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SEJ Opposes Press Restrictions for Trump Impeachment Trial
January 16, 2020 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 56 other media organizations in a letter opposing restrictions on the press during the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. SEJ speaks out about right-to-know issues, such as this one, which would hinder journalists’ efforts to share timely and accurate updates and commentary with the American public.
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SEJ Joins Protest of Sec. Pompeo Treatment of NPR, Media
SEJ has protested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's retaliation against, and abuse of, National Public Radio and its reporters. SEJ President Meera Subramanian signed the January 30 letter.
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