The WatchDog has been published by the Society of Environmental Journalists for nearly two decades, relentlessly alerting journalists of threats to their ability to gather information and do their jobs. In 2020, SEJournal relaunched the WatchDog in a new form — as a regularly published opinion column advocating open information in a personal voice. The “voice” of the WatchDog is that of columnist Joseph A. Davis [2] (pictured, right), who has been advocating First Amendment freedom for all that time and who has been covering the environment journalistically since the 1970s. Read more about the relaunch [3] of the WatchDog Opinion column. And find the 2008-early 2020 archives of the former WatchDog Tipsheet here [4].

For questions and comments, or to suggest future columns, email WatchDog Opinion Editor Joseph A. Davis [2] at sejournaleditor@sej.org [5].

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