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| Luis Joel Méndez González reports for Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism through Report for America, investigating climate change, government preparedness, coastal erosion, infrastructure and sea level rise. More about Luis. |
"SEJ is a must for any reporter who wants to dive into environmental journalism. In these hectic times, it is crucial to have a strong network that can help you leverage your reporting on the ongoing climate crisis." - Luis Joel Méndez González, Investigative Reporter, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Here's how you can help SEJ
support journalists like Luis:
Give to SEJ Programs to support essential training, resources and convening, such as:
- Annual Conference events like “Nearby and Far Away: What Local Reporting and Global Investigative Collaborations Can Learn From One Another” and “Next-Level Community Engagement: Tools and Strategies for Growing Environmental News Audiences”
- SEJournal resources like “The Community We’ve Long Ignored”
Give to SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism to support small story grants, such as:
- "A Deadly Bacteria Has Killed People in Puerto Rico and Health Officials Didn’t Detect It," Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, June 5, 2019, by Mc Nelly Torres (Spanish version)
- "Eroding Beaches Weaken Puerto Rico’s Storm Defenses," WHYY/The Pulse, September 6, 2018, by Irina Zhorov
Give to SEJ's Conference Travel Stipends to help cover the costs of registration, travel, lodging and other expenses for #SEJ2025 attendees who would not be able to come to the conference without this support. Here's what past participants had to say:
- “Since my newsroom does not cover costs for going to a conference, I would not have been able to attend without the fellowship. I'm really grateful to Uproot and SEJ for keeping this fellowship happening; so many people I spoke to were in the same boat as me, attending SEJ on a fellowship because they would not have been able to go otherwise. As newsrooms struggle across the country and these budgets for conferences are frequently cut, I really see it as one of the most important offerings that SEJ has.”
- “I couldn't have attended the conference without it. I've been wanting to go to this conference for several years and didn't have the opportunity until this year. I think that these fellowships will help diversify conference goers and include more young reporters at smaller outlets.”
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Give to the SEJ Members in Need Fund to help cover membership dues and program fee waivers for members experiencing financial hardship. This fund is entirely supported by donations and was breaking even for years (thanks to the generosity of our members), but has recently fallen behind.
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