SEJ Regional Conferences

Meet SEJ board members gathering in Fulton Market this Friday, November 15, 2024, from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at PB&J (aka Pizza Beer Jukebox) for an evening of Chicago community and connections. Get happy hour with us by RSVPing and to stay up-to-date on exciting Windy City developments ahead for SEJ.

To properly prepare journalists to cover this complex topic, the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), will present a two-day virtual workshop, Dec 11-12, 2024. Apply by Nov 22.

The next #SEJWebinar will explore an essential yet underreported area of energy transition coverage: industrial decarbonization. Canary Media reporters Maria Gallucci, Jeff St. John and Julian Spector will guide us through the challenges heavy industries like steel, cement and concrete face moving toward sustainable production. 1pm ET.

Join SEJ for a webinar on Rebuild by Design's Atlas of Accountability, an interactive mapping tool designed to empower journalists and others to understand localized climate-fueled exposure to extreme weather disasters. Featuring AP’s Seth Borenstein and MK Wildeman and Rebuild by Design's Amy Chester and Johanna Lawton. 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT.

SEJ DC-area members who met at this year's SEJ conference in Philadelphia are planning an environmental journalist happy hour. Non-SEJ environmental journalist friends are also welcome. The gathering is at 4:00 p.m. at the Midlands Beer Garden in Petworth/Columbia Heights. 

Join Freedom of the Press Foundation and SEJ for a virtual discussion on obstacles U.S. journalists face when reporting urgent climate change and environmental issues for their communities — whether violence or arrest when covering environmental protests or denials of access and legal obstructions when investigating centers of political and corporate power. Q&A to follow. 12pm ET/9am PT. 

Join SEJ for a webinar exploring how the media shapes public discourse on climate action, a major theme of the upcoming #SEJ2024 annual conference in Philadelphia. Speakers include a conference co-chair, SEJ’s vice president of programs and a panel of environmental advocates. 1:00 p.m. ET.

Join SEJ board members and staff at State 48 Brewery in downtown Phoenix, Ariz., 5:00-7:00 p.m., for a happy hour meet-and-greet. Get to know your fellow local environmental journalists, share your SEJ ideas and start gearing up for the 2025 SEJ annual conference, which will take place in Phoenix. All are welcome!