Other Events

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will conduct a virtual workshop on August 24-25, 2021 focused on the ocean and climate along the California coast, designed to help journalists explore ocean issues that are underreported in popular media. Deadline: July 30, 2021 at midnight MT (July 31, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. ET).

The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital (DCEFF) is offering free shorts programs all summer long featuring selections from the March 2021 event. Packages stream Jul 22-25, Aug 12-15 (registration opens Jul 22) and Aug 26-29 (registration opens Aug 5).

Join the Poynter Institute to learn what’s next in aviation’s race against climate change during an engaging, virtual Q&A with PBS NewsHour’s chief science correspondent, award-winning independent journalist and accomplished pilot Miles O’Brien. 7-8 p.m. ET.

Join the International Center for Journalists for a webinar with journalists Fredrick Mugira, Rekha Chandiramani and Ezaldeen Arbab, who have landed reporting grants in the past. They will take journalists through their pitching process and provide insights into what has worked for them. 10:00 a.m. ET.

The Society of Environmental Journalists is partnering with PEN America, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and Global Cyber Alliance for a free webinar series offering a crash course on digital safety and online abuse defense for journalists, writers and media organizations. Dates: July 7, 14, 21 and 22, 2021. 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET.

This virtual conference, a major initiative of the Columbia Climate School and its Earth Institute, will address a range of scientific, social, policy and governance issues around managed retreat, also known as strategic realignment and planned relocation.

Join Climate Central and Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading for a virtual discussion on how to use "warming stripes," Realtime Climate alerts and other resources to integrate localized climate data visualizations into stories and communications about climate-related events. 12 p.m. ET.

The International Journalists' Network is hosting a webinar with KC Nwakolor, an independent documentary photographer. KC will share his career journey and teach emerging and practicing photojournalists how to carve a niche for themselves in the field and get their photos published on major platforms. 10 a.m. ET.