Journalism & Media

SPJ Calls for New Congress, Prez To Pass Federal Shield Law

The Society of Professional Journalists has called on President-elect Obama and the incoming Congress to complete action on a federal shield law for journalists.

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SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) joined other journalism groups May 6, 2008, in filing a "friend of the court" brief in a Washington state lawsuit seeking access to public officials' e-mails under state law.

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March 31, 2021

DEADLINE: Blue Earth Alliance Documentary Projects

Blue Earth Alliance fiscally sponsors documentary projects that educate the public about critical environmental and social issues, especially under-represented stories and voices. Projects can be of any geographic scope involving the photographic and motion picture mediums. Next deadline: Mar 31, 2021.

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TOOLBOX: Social Media Tools for the Environment Beat

What's all this twitter about Twitter? Can it help you cover breaking news?

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Online FOIA Resources

Lots of Freedom-of-Information help is available online

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Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.

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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.

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USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.

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SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues

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SEJ Freedom of Information Task Force

The Society of Environmental Journalists board of directors formed the task force in March 2002 "to address freedom-of-information, right-to-know, and other news gathering issues of concern to the pursuit of environmental journalism."

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