Journalism & Media

EPA Releases Bush-Suppressed Endangerment Finding

Persistence pays off for Greenwire reporter Darren Samuelsohn who filed his first Freedom of Information Act request for it back in July 2008, re-filed it in January 2009 at the start of the Obama administration, and finally received it October 13, 2009.

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"Environmental Journalism Program Halted"

"Columbia University’s dual masters program in environmental journalism has been suspended, according to the school’s Web site ...." The reason: "the current weakness in the job market for environmental journalists,"

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Source: NYTimes, 10/21/2009

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"Cable Channel Will Get New Wildlife Focus"

"Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Channel announced Thursday that they would start a new program service that would focus on natural history and wildlife."

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Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2009

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"A Look Into Coal Country"

"A new documentary film sets out to show how mining for coal affects the people who live in Coal Country."

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Source: Environment Report, 10/09/2009

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Do E-Journalists Have a "Document Cloud" in Their Future?

An online compendium of key source documents behind all the big stories seems on its way for future reference from ProPublica, thanks to a Knight News Challenge $719,500 grant.

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Sen. Schumer Pushes Back Against WH Effort To Weaken Shield Law

A federal law protecting reporters who maintain the confidentiality of their sources is currently stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee as Obama breaks campaign promise.

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"Dogfighting Case Gets Its Day In Court"

The Supreme court will hear a major free speech case today that could restrict how environmental journalists do their jobs.

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Source: NPR, 10/06/2009

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Senate Dents Shield Law for Reporters

A de facto filibuster by several Republicans, plus quibbling by some Democrats, caused a long-awaited markup of bill S 448 to end with no action.

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Tapping the "Fishbowl" — Is EPA Doing Some Things Right on FOI?

OMB Watch, a fierce FOI advocacy group, says EPA has been working hard to push hitherto restricted data out to the public, citing the earliest-ever release of TRI data, monitoring data on atrazine in water, and more.

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Report: "The Dangers for Journalists Who Expose Environmental Issues"

Around the world, journalists face considerable risks when they expose environmental misdeeds. A new report from Reporters Without Borders/Reporters Sans Frontières looks at 13 cases of journalists and bloggers who have been killed, physically attacked, jailed, threatened or censored for reporting on the environment.

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