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Journalism & Media

June 2, 2009

"The End of Local News? If Communities Lose Newspapers, Who Will Fill the Void?"

SEJers in Maryland or the DC area might be interested in this free University of Maryland J-school symposium.
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June 27, 2009 to June 30, 2009

10th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment

The central theme of this event is "Environmental Communication as a Nexus."
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April 8, 2025

Webinar: Yale Climate Opinion Maps for Journalists

Join the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and Covering Climate Now to learn how to use these Maps, which identify the diversity of public opinion across the country down to the local level, including belief that global warming is happening, is human-caused and levels of public worry about it. Noon ET.

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"Exclusive: Global Ad Giant WPP Shutters Sustainability-Focused Agency"

"Global ad giant WPP has closed AKQA Bloom, a Miami-based communications agency specialising in sustainability campaigns, according to an email to staff obtained by DeSmog, and merged its operations with parent agency AKQA."

Source: DeSmog, 04/01/2025

An Editor’s Eye View to Successful Pitching

The not-so-simple act of pitching story ideas is among the biggest challenges facing freelance environmental reporters. Is the pitch smartly targeted, thoroughly researched, well-crafted? Our new Freelance Files co-editor Marianne Messina spoke to four top-level editors at well-known outlets to get their perspectives on making a successful pitch. Learn why outlets need you, what they look for and how to avoid basic mistakes.

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Follow the Money … for Lobbying State Legislatures

With many states dominated by a few powerful industries — whether oil, mining or agriculture — the influence of campaign dollars can have an outsize effect on legislation, even to the point of corruption, notes the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. So while the U.S. Congress may be languishing, environmental journalists can dig up stories on lobbying at the state level using a powerful data source.

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April 11, 2025

Mongabay Webinar: How To Cover Wildlife Corridors

This edition of Mongabay’s webinar series will examine how journalists can report on corridors and answer key questions related to their use in law, policy, scientific research, conservation and human development. 10:30 a.m. ET.

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April 24, 2025

The Language of Climate Politics: Author Genevieve Guenther in Conversation With Journalist Daniel Wolfe

This in-person event, 5-7 p.m. at the University of Rhode Island, is open to the public. Join The Washington Post's Daniel Wolfe for a conversation with Guenther about her investigation into the propaganda that justifies the fossil-fuel economy and offering new ways to talk about the climate crisis in an effort to create transformative change.

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