SEJ Executive Director's Report
Here you'll find reports from SEJ's executive directors, present and past.
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Journalism & Media
Letter From DC: Journalists Standing Together
Society of Environmental Journalists' Executive Director Meaghan Parker offers reassurance to members on SEJ's stability in a time of turmoil, while stressing the importance of ongoing initiatives to support a free press, as well as journalists and communities of color. See also:
- SEJ Denounces NY Police Attacks on Journalists, June 6, 2020.
- SEJ Demands Minnesota Officials Stop Police Attacks on Journalists, June 2, 2020.
- SEJ Speaks Out Against Police Assaults on Journalists, May 31, 2020.
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SEJ Mourns the Loss of Silver Donald Cameron
SEJ is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Canadian SEJ member Silver Donald Cameron, a renowned author, writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and teacher based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A member since 2010, Cameron left a mountainous legacy of work which will serve generations to come.
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Police Target Journalists as Trump Blames ‘Lamestream Media’ for Protests
"“I’ve really never seen anything like this”: Reporters and news photographers describe being roughed up, arrested and shot with projectiles while covering demonstrations across the country."
Source: NYTimes, 06/02/2020
Using Data Sources To Track Climate-Driven Mayhem at Superfund Sites
Hazardous waste and floodwaters don’t typically mix well together. So when a Michigan dam recently burst, and flooded not just the local community, but also threatened a nearby Superfund site, it prompted Reporter’s Toolbox to look at how environmental journalists could track similar threats in their areas, especially as climate change raises the risks of similar disasters.
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How Explanatory Reporting Can Define a Challenged Landscape
To cover the wide range of challenges affecting his Mountain State, a small market beat reporter won plaudits first by becoming a close student of the issues and then boiling them down to the basics for his audience. Inside Story’s Q&A explores the resulting award-winning journalism on topics like water law and public lands, groundwater pollution and protected species.
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La. Bill Would Set 3-Year Minimum For Trespassing On Fossil Sites
"The legislation could inflict harsh new punishments on Black protesters opposing a massive complex of plastics plants on what are likely slave burial grounds."
Source: HuffPost, 06/01/2020
SEJ Speaks Out Against Police Assaults on Journalists
There have been multiple incidents over the last few days of police spraying tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets at journalists covering demonstrations and unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis last week. These assaults represent an attack on the freedoms to which all Americans are entitled under the U.S. Constitution. SEJ calls on all law enforcement officers and agencies to respect journalists’ First Amendment right to cover the demonstrations as well as police conduct. The people have a right to know, more than ever before, during this critical time.
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Covering Protests and Staying Safe in Person and Online
See SEJ's growing list of resources, articles, webinars and funding opportunities to keep yourself safe while reporting.
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