"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."
Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2009
Journalism & Media
"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."
Source: Environment Report, 10/09/2009
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.
Source: NPR, 10/06/2009
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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Nieman Reports Fall 2009: "Let's Talk: Journalism and Social Media"
In this issue of the quarterly magazine of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, journalists describe changes in how they work and what they produce, explore emerging ethical issues, and propose principles of active engagement.
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Sept. 27 PBS Show To Focus on National Parks
There are scads of good stories in parks. Find one near you, and check out Ken Burns' 6-part, 12-hour documentary, along with the scheduled pre-screenings and press events.
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