Journalism & Media

#SEJSpotlight: Rick Weiss, Director, SciLine/AAAS

Meet SEJ member Rick Weiss! In 2017, Rick founded SciLine, a philanthropically funded, free, nonprofit service that connects journalists directly to scientists and science-based facts for news stories, on deadline. He founded the organization in response to changes in the journalism landscape that saw a loss of specialty science reporters from many local newsrooms and a need to help local and general assignment reporters integrate more research-backed evidence into their reporting.

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May 15, 2023

Freelance Isn't Free Day at the Hub!

The Freelancers Union's Freelancers Hub celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Freelance Isn’t Free Act with a day of events, featuring speakers who can clarify what the Act offers, review important contract basics and opportunities to connect with fellow freelancers. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET, in-person in Brooklyn, NY or virtual.

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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

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