Journalism & Media

Even Without Senate, Biden Can Still Do Much To Fight Climate Change

What will a Biden presidency mean for climate and environmental policy if it’s facing the prospect of a GOP-controlled Senate? Quite a bit actually. The latest Backgrounder examines a range of executive actions that the Biden White House could take on energy and the environment. Plus, a look at what’s possible through independent agencies and, yes, bipartisan legislation. But there are a lot of powerful climate actions a Biden administration could take — by executive action alone. Also see headlines on the topic from EJ Today.

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November 10, 2020 to December 3, 2020

Journalism Under Fire

The Santa Fe Council on International Relations (CIR) hosts this free digital event. This year’s theme is Covering Crisis and will feature leading journalists, photojournalists, political cartoonists, academics and activists who’ll address, dissect and illustrate how journalism is covering today’s overlapping crises.

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November 19, 2020

Risk and Injury: Journalists, Mental Health and COVID-19

In June, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford research found participating journalists from around the world showed signs of anxiety and depression. The Canadian Journalism Foundation invites you to join the study authors for a discussion of how journalists can take care of their mental and emotional well-being and how newsrooms can best support them. 1:00 p.m. ET.

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Tracking Respiratory Health Risks From Wildfire Smoke

Respiratory risks are high on the public health agenda these days amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So when Reporter’s Toolbox noticed some exemplary reporting on how West Coast wildfires were polluting the air, it took a look under the hood to see how other environmental journalists might use the same data sets for localized stories.

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Interior 'Propaganda' Video And Tweets May Violate Ethics Laws: Experts

"A new video from the Interior Department praising President Trump’s efforts in office — and subsequent Twitter comments defending it — have raised questions from ethics experts who say the content veers closely toward propaganda."

Source: The Hill, 10/29/2020

Wyoming Using Dark Money To Help Keep Coal Plants In Other States Open

"Stephanie Kodish is used to opposition to her work. In her job with the National Parks Conservation Association, she pushes utilities to comply with environmental laws. That can mean installing expensive new anti-pollution technology on coal plants, or even closing them down."

Source: NPR, 10/29/2020

"As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science"

"The Trump administration has recently removed the chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier scientific agency, installed new political staff who have questioned accepted facts about climate change and imposed stricter controls on communications at the agency."

Source: NYTimes, 10/28/2020

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