Letter to SEJ Members and Friends
SEJ Executive Director Meaghan Parker announces she'll be stepping down and shares why she chose this moment as the right time for a successful transition to SEJ’s new leader.
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Journalism & Media
Whether Wetlands or Blacktop, Land Cover Database Provides Foundation for Environmental Reporting
For journalists looking to understand the condition of U.S. rangeland, forests or urban pavement, a high-quality government dataset collected via Landsat can help. And for data geeks who want to go a step further and illuminate human impacts on the environment, mapping overlays on the Landsat data can do the trick. Find out more in the new Reporter’s Toolbox.
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From TV Meteorologists, More Straight Talk About Climate Change
Reporters covering floods, fires and other weather-driven disasters sometimes hesitate to link these extreme events to climate change. But TV meteorologists increasingly see an opportunity — and a responsibility — to help local audiences better understand the connections. Their unique relationship with viewers makes it easier to get past partisan divisions, while innovative tools are providing new ways to communicate information.
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#SEJSpotlight: J. Matt, Freelance Journalist and Photographer
Meet SEJ member J. Matt, a photographer and feature-writer in Honolulu whose work generally focuses on global warming and its intersections with place and social, political and economic histories.
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Platform Urges More Than 1,600 High-Emitting Firms To Disclose Data
"More than 1,600 companies identified by non-profit platform CDP as having the biggest impact on the environment are not disclosing environmental data, it said as it launched its latest campaign to get firms to provide the information."
Source: Reuters, 06/01/2023
Ohio Legislature Mulls Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate
"“You can say gravity isn't true, but if you step off the cliff, you’re going down,” says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about restrictions on teaching."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/01/2023
"Joe Rogan Is Fueling Climate Misinformation on TikTok, Watchdogs Warn"
"A clip of celebrity podcaster Joe Rogan touting a conspiracy theory that links global warming to Earth’s magnetic field has gone viral on TikTok, despite the platform’s new policy prohibiting climate misinformation, a new report warns."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/31/2023
"Cop28 President’s Team Accused Of Wikipedia ‘Greenwashing’"
"The Cop28 president, Sultan Al Jaber, has been accused of attempting to “greenwash” his image after it emerged that members of his team had edited Wikipedia pages that highlighted his role as CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)."
Source: Guardian, 05/31/2023
Announcing Upcoming Transitions
Society of Environmental Journalists president Luke Runyon (pictured, left) shares information on a couple of important upcoming transitions for SEJ. One is an announcement from our current executive director, Meaghan Parker, and our plans to search for SEJ’s next executive director; another is a change in organizational structure.
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