SEJ Webinars

 

 

All SEJ webinars are recorded, so if you can't join live, you can view it later.

Below you'll find SEJ's webinars, plus those co-hosted by SEJ.

Interested in partnering with SEJ on events? Go here.

 

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Your unique experiences and insights can inspire and empower fellow members of SEJ. That’s why we’re thrilled with our redesigned webinar format, focusing on our members and your stories. Learn more.

 

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SEJ Webinar: Covering the Tough Stuff — How to Report on Industrial Decarbonization
November 20, 2024

Join us for the next #SEJWebinar in partnership with Canary Media for an exploration of an essential yet underreported area of energy transition coverage: industrial decarbonization. In this hour-long session, 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. You'll gain invaluable insights into innovative technologies and policy solutions — including the Biden administration's $6.3 billion program to reduce heavy industrial emissions. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Mining Rebuild by Design's Atlas of Accountability for Local Climate Disaster Stories
September 18, 2024

Join SEJ for a webinar on Rebuild by Design's Atlas of Accountability. This interactive mapping tool and the accompanying report provide a comprehensive analysis of disaster data and post-disaster federal investment at the county level, offering journalists a trove of story potential at the state, regional and hyper-local level. It includes data that shows each U.S. state’s climate disaster experiences, their post-disaster government payout amounts, as well as the social vulnerability and energy reliability down to the county level, and what communities can do to address it. The webinar features The Associated Press' Seth Borenstein and MK Wildeman and Rebuild by Design's Amy Chester and Johanna Lawton. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Poynter Beat Academy — There’s a Climate Change Angle on Every Beat
September 12, 2024

This Poynter Beat Academy took place in partnership with the Society of Environmental Journalists, exploring how to investigate climate change issues in your community, no matter what your coverage area is. We were joined by reporters with climate chops: the Los Angeles Times’ Tony Barboza and Canary Media’s Maria Gallucci, taking the energy transition as their starting point. We were also joined by Nina Ignaczak at Planet Detroit and Delaney Dryfoos with The Lens, who showed us the countless options that link back to water. In addition, attendees learned about a website that helps you pinpoint the climate and water projects happening in your area. Webinar details and registration.

 

SEJ Webinar: The Heat Is Killing Us — Data for Journalists Covering Climate Change and Gun Violence
July 30, 2024

This training, co-hosted by SEJ and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, provided reporters with access to exclusive local data on the amount of gun violence linked to extreme heat in 100 US cities. Attendees learned how to report on climate change and gun violence; analyze local data on a national/global issue; and craft solutions-oriented coverage of climate change. Webinar details, video recording and resources.

 

SEJ Webinar: The Intersections of Press Freedom and the Environment
May 2, 2024

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. Webinar details and video recording.

 

#SEJ2024 Livestreams
April 3, 5 and 6, 2024

If you couldn't attend SEJ's 33rd annual conference in Philadelphia on April 3-7,2024, you can watch livestreams of four major events.

• Opening Program — Welcome to Philly!
  When: Wednesday, April 3   |   7:30–9:30 p.m. ET
  Event details and video recording
• U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan Keynote and Q&A
  When: Friday, April 5   |   8:30–9:30 a.m. ET
  Event details and video recording
• Opening Plenary. Election 2024: How Will Climate Change Matter?
  When: Friday, April 5   |   2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
  Event details and video recording
• Closing Plenary. Battling Disinformation, Fending Off Despair and Staying Relevant: What’s the Future for Environmental Journalism?
  When: Saturday, April 6   |   1:00–2:30 p.m. ET
  Event details and video recording

 

SEJ Webinar: Stopping Climate Action Mis-Information — How Is the Media Complicit and What Can Journalists Do?
March 20, 2024

This webinar served to open the door to an ongoing discussion about how media shapes the public discourse on climate action and some of the political narrative around potential solutions. This topic is a major theme of the upcoming #SEJ2024 annual conference in Philadelphia. Speakers included one of our conference co-chairs, Meg McGuire, SEJ member Lauren Yates, SEJ's vice president of programs Halle Parker and a panel of environmental advocates. Webinar details, video recording, chat log and audience Q&A.

 

SEJ Webinar: How To Use Data From Grist's Land Grab University 2.0 Investigation
February 21, 2024

We learned how to use state trust land data from Grist's latest bombshell project, a follow up to the 2020 High Country News investigation, which examined how land grant institutions got their land and money. The team showed us how to use their data set on Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming — states with Trust Lands that benefit land grant institutions. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Learn How To Apply for Report for America Job Openings
December 13, 2023

We learned about Report for America and how to apply for 49 full-time journalism positions, including 11 environmental positions offered through a partnership with the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the Society of Environmental Journalists. These 11 positions are part of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a collaborative network meant to boost coverage of environmental and agricultural issues throughout the river basin. Webinar details and video recording.

 

SEJ Webinar: Covering the Energy Transition in Your Community
November 30, 2023

If there isn’t one already, there’s a new clean energy project or an energy infrastructure upgrade coming to a town near you very soon. This panel of four SEJ members, who cover energy issues in different geographic regions, shared their reporting tips and story ideas on covering the energy transition in your neighborhood and across the nation, including how to follow the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, money trail to discover the climate solutions and challenges in your backyard, and identify the social and environmental justice issues in your community. We started with a journalists’ roundtable discussion and then took questions from the audience. We also announced a new round of Fund for Environmental Journalism reporting grants to help you cover the energy transition in your community. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

2024 Journalists' Guide to Environment + Energy
November 16, 2023

The 12th annual edition of the Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy took place in Washington, DC. Leading environmental journalists from major news outlets predicted the top stories of the year ahead, Reasons To Be Cheerful's David Byrne joined as our special guest and the winner of the $10,000 Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Environmental Reporting was announced and presented live. A two-hour reception followed. Event details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Mining Public Records To Unearth Air Pollution
October 25, 2023

Join California Newsroom reporter Molly Peterson and MuckRock data reporter Dillon Bergin to learn how to turn a question into an effective public records request. Drawing on his recent work on environmental investigations, he will offer tips on finding the public records you want and using them in your reporting. Along the way, he'll share a recent investigation and suggest how you can use data unearthed in that project to scrutinize air pollution erased from the regulatory record near you. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Covering Contaminated Sites in Your Community
August 2, 2023

Most of us have a contaminated site near us, but without reporters playing a watchdog role these sites often languish for decades, potentially impacting the health of community members. In this webinar, investigative journalist Jordan Gass-Pooré provides tips on the ways journalists can report on contaminated sites by incorporating local voices who have been personally impacted by the pollution that created the contaminated sites, and the knowledge of experts who lay out how future extreme weather events fueled by climate change may threaten to further spread that pollution if clean-up is not done quickly and thoroughly. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

#SEJ2023 Livestreams
April 21 and 22, 2023

If you couldn't attend SEJ's 32nd annual conference in Boise on April 19-23, 2023, you can watch livestreams of three major events on April 21 and 22 (below). Also see multimedia coverage, including audio recordings of most sessions, and photos on SEJ's Flickr page.

• Opening Plenary: Clean Energy and the Land — The High-Stakes Battle Over Climate Solutions
  When: Friday, April 21   |   9:00 – 10:15 a.m. MT
  Event details and video recording
• Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Keynote and Q&A
  When: Friday, April 21   |   3:45 – 4:45 p.m. MT
  Event details and video recording
• Lunch Plenary: Covering Gender and Environment Connections, at Home and Abroad
  When: Saturday, April 22   |   Noon – 2:00 p.m. MT
  Event details and video recording

 

2023 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment
February 9, 2023

What will be some of the top stories for energy and environmental journalists to cover in 2023? Environmental justice, climate change and biodiversity, clean energy and the critical minerals rush, wildfire and public lands management, indoor air quality and salmon and dams, and we'll be touring and discussing all these issues and more at SEJ's 32nd annual conference in Boise, Idaho, April 19-23. We took a look at the year ahead in the just-released "Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment," moderated by #SEJ2023 co-chair Tom Michael, and previewed #SEJ2023 agenda and issues. Event details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Better Business — Covering Corporate Climate Solutions
November 2, 2022

Corporations are taking bold new steps to green supply chains, track and report emissions, and apply environmental criteria to finance and investments. But are they moving big enough and fast enough to make a difference? As corporations make major commitments to reducing climate emissions, journalists will need to be ready to investigate whether these efforts are contributing to a sustainable future, or simply greenwashing the same old dirty business. Ahead of the COP27 in Egypt, join SEJ and expert panelists for advice on how to cover the role of the business sector in solving the climate challenge. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: 2022 #SEJAwards Ceremony
October 26, 2022

SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism on the planet. On October 26, 2022, the first-place winners in 10 categories shared how they got their award-winning stories. And we announced live the winner of the 2022 Nina Mason Pulliam Award and its $10,000 cash prize. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Covering Climate Solutions — Indigenous Communities and Nature-Based Approaches
September 28, 2022

From salmon protection and water rights to prescribed burns and agrarian practices to direct action and countless other efforts, Indigenous communities are flexing their legal muscle and cultural rights across the continent and globe in an effort to protect lands and resources for future generations. Indigenous peoples practiced these "sustainable management" efforts long before modern society began talking about conservation, environmental protection or climate change, and their voices are still here and can greatly enrich environmental reporting. How can environmental journalists best incorporate Indigenous voices into their climate change and sustainability stories without misrepresenting intent or disrespecting cultures? Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Covering Climate Solutions — Containing and Monitoring Methane
September 7, 2022

Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. Until recently, most methane monitoring was conducted by industry, but now independent researchers and citizen scientists are tracking methane releases in their communities. In addition, the soon-to-be-launched MethaneSat will measure methane emissions anywhere on Earth with great precision. Our panelists shared updates on the latest science, data and policy initiatives around methane, tips on covering methane and ways to track methane in your local region or around the world. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Oceans of Solutions — Covering 'Blue Climate' and Ocean-Based Climate Strategies
June 22, 2022

There's a reason Earth appears as a blue marble from space: Our planet is 71% ocean. Life started in the ocean 3.5 billion years ago and its health is clearly critical to all life today. From estuary and coastal restoration to sustainable fisheries and marine life conservation, there is a sea of stories connecting ocean protection to global climate change. Our panelists discussed the latest United Nations developments in ocean policies and the U.S.'s role and response, as well as offered tips on how to cover ocean-based solutions to climate change. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

#SEJ2022 Livestreams
April 1 and 2, 2022

Couldn't attend SEJ's 31st annual conference in Houston on March 30-April 3, 2022? Watch the recordings:

• Opening Plenary: New Frontiers in the Final Frontier — Reporting on Oceans in 2022
  When: Friday, April 1
  Event details, video recording and chat log
• Lunch Plenary: The Energy Transition and Environmental Justice
  When: Friday, April 1
  Event details, video recording and chat log
• U.S. EPA Press Conference and Q&A Session
  When: Friday, April 1
  Event details, video recording and chat log
• Lunch Plenary: Solutions Journalism and Environmental Justice
  When: Saturday, April 2
  Event details, video recording and chat log

 

2022 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment
February 9, 2022

What are the top stories for energy and environmental journalists to cover in 2022? Environmental justice, climate disasters, the changing energy industry and new regulations are at the top of the list — and there may be no place in the United States where these issues are more apparent than Houston, Texas, the location of SEJ's 2022 annual conference. The Society of Environmental Journalists' 10th annual look ahead at the year's key energy and environmental issues took place virtually on February 9, moderated by #SEJ2022 co-chair and ProPublica/Texas Tribune Investigative Unit's Perla Trevizo. Event details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Report for America — How You Can Help Strengthen Local Journalism
December 8, 2021

This webinar was about Report for America and how to apply for more than 100 full-time journalism positions, including many environmental positions, 10 of which will be offered through a partnership with the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the Society of Environmental Journalists. These 10 positions are part of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a new collaborative network meant to boost coverage of environmental and agricultural issues throughout the river basin. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

IJNR/SEJ Virtual Workshop on Environmental Racism and Indigenous Communities
November 17-18, 2021

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources, in partnership with SEJ, will present a virtual workshop, Nov 17-18, 2021, on covering the ongoing problem of Indigenous voices being ignored or silenced during conversations about contemporary natural resource management. Registration is free; priority will be given to journalists of color.. Accepted journalists will be sent a registration link. Participating journalists will be eligible to apply for story grants. Details. Deadline to apply was Nov 3.

 

SEJ Webinar: The Time Is Now — A COP26 Primer for Journalists
October 27, 2021

Climate change is making headlines around the world as the global climate community prepares to gather in Glasgow for the United Nations' 26th Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). SEJ and the UN Foundation are bringing together UN policy experts and journalists to discuss what to watch for as the international community seeks to measure and accelerate progress towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. Featuring a how-to guide on covering COP26 and discussion of the key policies and actions, this webinar is a primer for this complex — but critically important — moment for climate change, and for climate coverage. This webinar is the fourth in a series providing journalists with background, tools and tips on covering the latest in climate change science and its connections to other global priorities. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: 2021 #SEJAwards Ceremony and Panel Discussion
October 20, 2021

During SEJ's annual awards celebration on Oct 20, we honored the best-of-the-best in environmental journalism, heard from award-winning panelists sharing what it takes to cover the biggest story on the planet and what lies ahead for the future of this critical beat. We also announced live the winner of the Nina Mason Pulliam Award and $10,000 cash prize — congratulations to Abrahm Lustgarten, Al Shaw, Meridith Kohut, Lucas Waldron and Sergey Ponomarev of ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine for "Where Will Everyone Go? How Climate Refugees Might Move Across International Borders." Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: All Life, Great and Small — Covering Biodiversity
October 13, 2021

Human activity is fraying the interdependent, biological webs that support all life. Can we reverse course? During Part I of the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), SEJ and the UN Foundation brought together biodiversity experts and journalists to discuss what to watch for as the international science community seeks to protect — and maybe even repair — our damaged ecosystems as the climate changes. Against the backdrop of the international 30x30 Initiative, the ongoing struggle of Indigenous peoples to protect their homelands and rapidly increasing species extinction, we have to ask: what next? Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

SEJ Webinar: Food and Farming in a Warming World
September 15, 2021

The dire projections in the IPCC's latest climate science report made major headlines — but what do they mean for key sectors like agriculture and food production? Ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, we brought together policymakers, experts and journalists covering food, farming and climate to discuss the questions, science and story ideas that will engage your editors and your audience. The lively discussion took a deep dive into the future of global food systems in a rapidly changing climate. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

Drought in the American West: "The Everything Disaster"
August 5, 2021

Scarce water and unrelenting heat are rattling the states west of the Mississippi River. Wildfires this year have already charred more than 2.8 million acres and darkened the skies for thousands of miles. Household wells are going dry, large reservoirs on the Colorado River are dangerously low and farmers from California to Oregon and Idaho are being told no irrigation water is available. Salmon and marine life, meanwhile, are succumbing to record-breaking heat. Our roundtable of experienced journalists and subject-matter experts discussed this drying of the American West, what it means and how to report it. Hosted by SEJ and Circle of Blue. Webinar details, video recording and data sources.

 

Can We Talk? Getting the Story From Biden’s Interior Department
July 28, 2021

The Biden administration pledged to have a more open and respectful relationship with the press than its predecessor. On July 28, we had a conversation with top aides to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland exploring what access journalists have now to experts and information at Interior and its many bureaus and offices, including the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Fish & Wildlife Service and National Park Service. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

The Future Is Here — Climate Science and Covering the IPCC 6th Assessment Report
July 21, 2021

What’s our climate future and are you ready to report on it? The IPCC is scheduled to release its 6th Assessment Report — the first update since 2014 — on August 9. To help journalists prepare to report on the new projections, SEJ partnered with the UN Foundation on a series of webinars to provide journalists with background, tools and tips on covering the latest in IPCC and scientific research findings. Our July 21 webinar provided an expert overview of the IPCC process, its findings and what they might mean for U.S. policy. We also discussed strategies for effectively pitching stories on climate science and projections. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

Investigating Extractive Industries
June 10, 2021

Extractive industries — mining, forestry, fishing, oil/gas — offer the promise of economic growth and the peril of environmental degradation. By shining a light on extractive industries, investigative environmental journalism can inform communities, hold businesses accountable and catalyze better decisions by governments. But investigative reporting can be expensive, difficult and dangerous. On June 10, we heard from leading reporters whose powerful investigations have increased transparency about extractive industries in the Americas. Panelists discussed examples of investigations into logging, mining and fishing and provided tips for staying safe while staying true to the story. The recording will be available soon. Webinar details and video recording.

 

Missing Stories: Uncovering Environment-Climate-Religion Connections
May 18, 2021

When it comes to covering climate change and environmental crisis, journalists are missing a major hook: religion, faith and spirituality. Journalists on nearly every beat, along with every government department under the Biden Administration, are realizing that climate change is now too big a story to be siloed under “environment.” But as the conversation shifts, one major realm of human existence sits on the sidelines: how religion and spirituality shape the relationship between humans and their environment. Join us, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET, for a discussion on how to find these missing stories and tell them well, including launch of a new fellowship and story grants via SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

What Would Real Environmental Health and Justice Look Like?
May 11, 2021

Our all-star panel provided a snapshot of the state of environmental health and justice right now, ahead of the new White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council meeting on May 13. Panelists discussed what's happening in local communities and at the national level, and offered tips and story ideas for the coming year on both the problems and solutions to the challenges of protecting environmental health and equity. Following Q&A with the speakers, SEJ executive director Meaghan Parker took questions about the Fund for Environmental Journalism story grants on this topic. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

The U.S. Climate Summit: What Comes Next?
April 26, 2021

With this week's U.S. Climate Summit, the Biden Administration is seeking to retake the reins on global climate change leadership by setting a new carbon emissions reduction target. But will this leadership translate into environmental policy changes that protect people, including marginalized communities at home and abroad? This webinar provided an overview of the flurry of federal climate change activity since Biden took office and we heard from leaders in business, environmental justice, and the climate youth movement on what comes next. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

Let the Sunshine In! Will EPA Reopen Its Doors to the Press?
March 18, 2021

During Sunshine Week 2021, SEJ facilitated an enlightening conversation on government transparency and media access with top officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

2021 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment
January 27, 2021

The Society of Environmental Journalists' 9th annual look ahead at the year's key energy and environmental issues was hosted virtually by the National Geographic Society and co-sponsored by the Wilson Center. The event kicked off with a prerecorded interview with new White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, followed by a live interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, and SEJ's annual panel of leading journalists offering their predictions for the year ahead. Event details, video recording and coverage.

 

Covering the Environment Using Google Tools for Journalists
Dec 15, 16 and 17, 2020

SEJ and The Resilience Media Project of Columbia University's Earth Institute hosted Google News Labs’ Maggie Farley (pictured, right) for a quick tour of Google’s new tools for journalists, with a particular focus on environmental journalism. Participants learned how to find and analyze data, then learned how to tell stories using clear, powerful data visualization tools. Use Pinpoint to instantly find connections in documents. And use Google Earth and other tools to create historical time lapses to show environmental change over time. Recording and coverage will be posted when available. Event details.

 

Post-Election Reality Check — A Green Recovery for All?
Nov 24, 2020

With the 2020 election results in, environmental journalists want to know what’s on the agenda for the next four years. Environmental advocates are calling for a green recovery that ensures pandemic responses and economic relief programs address the risks and impact of climate change. Racial justice advocates insist that this cannot be accomplished without a focus on equity. But what is feasible, given the impact of the escalating pandemic on people’s health and livelihoods? What will the new administration seek to do, how will Republicans respond and what will be the impact on Americans and the world? The sixth #SEJ2020 webinar was for journalists seeking to report on the connections between climate, COVID-19 and the economy. All journalists welcome. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

Covering Climate, COVID-19 and the Election — Opinion Polls and Voters’ Guides on Environmental Issues
Oct 28, 2020

The results of the turbulent 2020 elections will have critically important consequences for voters concerned about the environment. With Election Day around the corner, the Society of Environmental Journalists hosted this fifth #SEJ2020 webinar with environmental pollsters, advocates and reporters who discussed what’s at stake this November and what role environmental issues are playing in the final stretches of this unique and unpredictable campaign season. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

Reckoning: Journalism’s Limits and Possibilities
Sep 3, 2020

The Society of Environmental Journalists and the Earth Institute of Columbia University hosted "Reckoning" authors Candis Callison and Mary Lynn Young, along with Navajo Times reporter Donovan Quintero, for an in-depth discussion of how journalists and educators can act to change the culture of journalism and journalism education to embrace a more situated and systemic journalism. Webinar details, recording, blog post and diversity resources.

 

Covering Climate, COVID-19 and the Economy: Is a Green Recovery Possible?
July 16, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to consume our daily lives and economies, governments and leaders are calling for a “green recovery.” The vision is bold, but will it work? With economies opening up and emissions once again rising, we face decisions about infrastructure, industry and regulation that will have enduring impacts on our climate and our health. What do journalists need to know to cover these decisions and help the public understand the options and tradeoffs? The fourth #SEJ2020 webinar was for journalists seeking a report on the connections between climate, COVID-19 and the economy, and the potential for a green recovery. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

Covering Climate, COVID-19 and Environmental Justice: A Journalists' Roundtable
July 8, 2020

Through reporting on environmental injustice, journalists can help the public understand the linkages between COVID-19, climate change and racial inequality, and share the experiences of under-represented communities with a wider audience. At the same time, the news industry is beginning to reckon with its own history of structural inequality and ongoing racism within the newsroom, which have helped to marginalize the concept of environmental justice and the reporters who cover it. In our third #SEJ2020 webinar, environmental reporters and storytellers discussed their experiences covering these issues. Webinar details, video recording and chat log.

 

Complex Emergencies and Climate Change in the Era of COVID-19
May 27, 2020

How should reporters cover the connections between climate change and disasters like heatwaves, hurricanes and floods? How can journalists assess and communicate governments' ability to respond effectively, in the midst of a global pandemic? And what about the knock-on effects of failure to address complex emergencies, such as unplanned migration or civil conflict? The second #SEJ2020 webinar offered tips on understanding and covering complex emergencies, in the United States and the rest of the world. Webinar details, video recording and chat file.

 

While No One Was Watching: Changing Environmental Regulations Under the Trump Administration
May 14, 2020

The Society of Environmental Journalists and the Earth Institute of Columbia University co-sponsored this important webinar for journalists. During more than three years in office, President Trump has attempted to undo dozens of environmental regulations. That effort has taken on a new dimension during the pandemic. In a move that environmental groups call reckless, the Administration has ordered a stop to enforcement of many of its environmental and health protections. This discussion covered what has happened, and what it means. Webinar details, recording and coverage.

 

COVID-19: Health, Science and Business Writers on Covering the Pandemic
April 27, 2020

The Power Shift Project hosted a free webinar with Freedom Forum fellow Jill Geisler debriefing leaders of journalism organizations whose members focus on health, science and the economic impact of COVID-19, now and in the future: the National Association of Science Writers, Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, Society of Environmental Journalists and Association of Health Care Journalists. SEJ speakers were executive director Meaghan Parker and board president Meera Subramanian. Video and resources.

 

Clearing the Air: What the Media Gets Right – and Wrong – When Covering Environmental Issues
April 13, 2020

Ensia publisher Todd Reubold held a virtual conversation with Kendra Pierre Louis (The New York Times), Eric Holthaus (The Correspondent), Amy Westervelt (Drilled News) and Maxwell Boykoff (University of Colorado), focused on what the media gets right — and wrong — when covering critical environmental issues like climate change. Presented by SEJ and the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. Details and video recording.

 

Covering a Crisis: Climate, Coronavirus and Global (In)Action
April 2, 2020

How should the media cover a crisis? SEJ's 2020 webinar series launched with a discussion of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that could inform how journalists, scientists and advocates communicate about and address climate change. Panelists were Denis Hayes, The Earth Day Network and The Bullitt Foundation; Alice Hill, Council on Foreign Relations; and John Mecklin, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, moderated by Guardian US' Emily Holden. Go here for webinar details, video/audio recordings and coverage.

 

2020 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment
January 24, 2020

From Australia to the Arctic to your neighborhood, environment and energy news is already heating up as 2020 kicks off — and the election promises to add fuel to the fire. On January 24, attendees got a head start on the year's top stories at SEJ's 8th annual "Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment" at the National Geographic Society's auditorium in Washington, DC. Event details, video recording, coverage and photos.