Former SEJ President Dan Fagin, Author of 'Toms River' Wins Pulitzer
Book chronicled history of pollution and consequences in Jersey Shore town
Source: Asbury Park Press, 04/15/2014
Journalism & Media
"Hollywood Heavyweights Put Climate Change Manifesto on TV"
"As temperatures continue to rise and habitats come under threat, a group of Hollywood heavyweights is seeking to bring the spotlight back on climate change with a new documentary."
Source: Reuters, 04/11/2014
UPDATE April 9: Gainer Responds to SEJ Letter on Police Detention of Energy Reporter
One of the officials who oversees the U.S. Capitol Police responded April 9 to SEJ's letter complaining about the brief detention of a reporter trying to ask a question of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in a hallway. Terry Gainer, Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, wrote the following:
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UPDATE: SEJ "Condemns" Military Treatment of Blade Reporters
The Society of Environmental Journalists has written Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, condemning "in the strongest terms" the treatment of two Toledo Blade journalists March 28 by military police outside a Lima, Ohio, tank plant. The journalists were on public property when they were detained by military police. Photographer Jetta Fraser's camera was confiscated, even though she was taking pictures of what was in plain public view.
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"Climate Deniers Intimidate Journal into Retracting Paper"
"In February 2013, the journal Frontiers in Psychology published a peer-reviewed paper which found that people who reject climate science are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. Predictably enough, those people didn’t like it."
Source: Scientific American, 04/07/2014
Press, Public Thirsty for Information, But Agencies Turning Off Spigot
People care about the information they get. But the public isn’t getting what it needs from federal and state agencies where, during crisis events and day-to-day operations, agencies work harder at controlling the information that reaches the public than they do at gathering and making it available. Read more from SEJ President Don Hopey.
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SEJournal Spring 2014, Vol. 24 No. 1
In this issue: SEJ prez Hopey on access issues; ways climate will make news in 2014; Ken Ward Jr. on the art of covering the WV MCHM spill; local meetups bring networking home; getting the most from conferences; teaching news innovation; how good audio gives life to your enviro storytelling; Q&A with "Last Ocean" author John Weller; book reviews; and the annual Sundance Festival review.
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"Cable Networks Largely Ignore Major Climate Change Report"
"The New York Times led Monday’s paper with an ominous headline potentially affecting everyone on Earth: 'Panel’s Warning On Climate Risk: Worst Is To Come.'"
Source: Huffington Post, 04/01/2014
Biggest Coal Company, PR Firm Pair Up To Promote Coal For Poor People
"Peabody Energy Corp., the world's largest private-sector coal company, launched a public relations and advertising campaign last month extolling the virtues of coal energy for poor people."
Source: Huffington Post, 03/28/2014
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