Journalism & Media

June 3, 2024

DEADLINE: STORY TO ACTION

Story Money Impact (SMI) invites applications until Jun 3, 2024 for the fourth edition of this eight-month program, which aims to support five completed documentary films that inspire action towards social and/or environmental justice issues in Canada. Choose one of two Zoom info sessions offered May 13 and May 17.

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Reporters Can Address Uncertainty Over Local Risk of Rising Seas

U.S. coastal counties are home to 127 million people, making the risk to life and property of flooding from sea level rise a serious one. But how great that risk is varies widely from place to place. So the latest TipSheet makes the case for environmental journalists to explain the local reality to their audiences. Get context, story ideas and resources to do just that.

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"FTC Eyes Revisions to the Guidelines that Shape Green Marketing"

"Environmental groups, industries and individuals are jostling to sway the Federal Trade Commission as the regulator mulls revising guidelines that shape how far companies can go in portraying themselves and their products as environmentally friendly."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/24/2023

"Climate Tension: UN Chief Chides Biden, Other World Leaders"

"U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bluntly challenged the climate efforts of President Joe Biden and other world leaders Thursday in a message for a White House summit, charging that expanded oil and gas drilling and other policies of the richest countries amount to a “death sentence” for the planet."

Source: AP, 04/21/2023

"Banks With ‘Net-Zero’ Pledges Are Top Funders of Fossil Fuels"

"Fossil fuel projects require money — and that money is coming from the world’s top private banks, including many with net-zero climate pledges. That’s according to a new report from the Rainforest Action Network, which looked at the major financial institutions funding oil and gas infrastructure since the 2015 Paris Agreement."

Source: Grist, 04/19/2023

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