Journalism & Media

March 28, 2025

Sunlight Research Training Webinars: Trade Secrets — Unlocking the Vault of Business Insights

Join Sunlight Research Center, private investigator and fraud examiner Lecia Kaslofsky, and Pulitzer Prize-winning former Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Laurie Cohen to learn tools and techniques to investigate businesses. March 7, 14 and 28. Register by day before each.

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Bezos Overhauls Washington Post Opinion Section. Editor Resigns.

"Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocate “personal liberties and free markets” and not publish opposing viewpoints on those topics." "David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction."

Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025

Top Execs Leave Oppo Firm That Targeted Climate Litigants, Move To RNC

"A founder of a conservative opposition research group that has investigated people who are suing the oil industry has left the group amid a staff reshuffling." "The former Argus Insight leaders have taken key roles at the Republican National Committee and the White House."

Source: E&E News, 02/26/2025

"White House Says It Will Control Press Access To Trump, Not Reporters"

"The White House said Tuesday that it would decide which news outlets have access to President Donald Trump, ripping power away from an independent association of journalists who have traditionally determined which publications are part of the press pool."

Source: USA TODAY, 02/26/2025

USDA Climate Webpage Purge Breaks Laws And Hurts Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges

"The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) broke the law when it purged government websites of climate-related information and disabled access to key datasets, making it hard for farmers to access information on climate adaptation strategies and financial assistance, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by a coalition of advocacy groups."

Source: The New Lede, 02/25/2025

Environmental Policies Upended, Climate Plans a Casualty As Trump Takes Power

In the overview summary for our “2025 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy” special report, we foresee the very real prospect that environmental protection and energy policies in place, in some cases, for decades could swiftly be swept aside by the Trump administration and a GOP-controlled Congress. Read our analysis, plus look back at more than three dozen stories gathered together in our ninth annual guide.

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Open Door to Industry for Trump Environmental Agency Appointees

It’s not just the heads of Trump administration environmental agencies who come from the industries they now are entrusted to regulate. The latest TipSheet explains that it’s also the political appointees below them — officials responsible for overseeing air, water, toxic chemicals, Superfund, forests and drilling — who are now likely examples of regulatory capture. A short list. Plus, more from our new Trump 2.0 EJWatch special section.

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"Trump’s Lawsuit Barred By The First Amendment, Pollster’s Team Argues"

"Lawyers for J. Ann Selzer, a veteran Iowa pollster, have issued a scathing response to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a poll that showed him trailing Kamala Harris in Iowa days before the 2024 election, arguing that her polls are a form of political speech protected by the First Amendment."

Source: Washington Post, 02/24/2025

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