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SEJ Joins in Suit on Officials' E-mails [1]

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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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Planning & Growth [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
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Northwest (OR WA) [6]
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Public [7]
March 31, 2021

DEADLINE: Blue Earth Alliance Documentary Projects [8]

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.

Workshops and Fellowships [9]
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Public [7]
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Journalism & Media [5]

TOOLBOX: Social Media Tools for the Environment Beat [10]

What's all this twitter about Twitter? Can it help you cover breaking news?
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TipSheet [11]
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Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]

Online FOIA Resources [13]

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Lots of Freedom-of-Information help is available online

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Journalism & Media [5]
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FOIA Resources [14]
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Public [7]
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National (U.S.) [12]

Shield Law Stalled in Senate by GOP Drilling Drive [15]

GOP Senators blocked a bill to shield journalists trying to protect confidential sources before heading home for August recess.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Laws & Regulations [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]

TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector [17]

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [4]
Government [18]
Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]

USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [19]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [20]
Government [18]
Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]

SEJ Speaks on FOI Issues [21]

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Journalism & Media [5]
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Public [7]
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National (U.S.) [12]

SEJ Freedom of Information Task Force [22]

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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Journalism & Media [5]
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Freedom of Information [23]
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Public [7]
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National (U.S.) [12]

Reprint: A Reporter's Bill Of Rights [24]

Here's the press policy a lot of journalists would like to see at all agencies.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [7]

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