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Roanoke, VA 2008

See and hear coverage of SEJ's 18th annual conference, October 15-19, hosted by Virginia Tech. The agenda provides descriptions of the tours and sessions, and lists of speakers with links to biographies.

DEADLINE: Blue Earth Alliance Documentary Projects

Blue Earth Alliance fiscally sponsors documentary projects that educate the public about critical environmental and social issues, especially under-represented stories and voices. Projects can be of any geographic scope involving the photographic and motion picture mediums. Next deadline: Mar 31, 2021.

Textbooks and Syllabi

Here we list textbooks and syllabi often used in environmental journalism classes.

Teaching Tips

A list of ideas and suggestions assembled by teaching faculty who are members of SEJ-EDU. For more information contact Tom Yulsman (current SEJ academic representative), Sharon Friedman, Bill Kovarik or Mark Neuzil (former SEJ academic representatives).

SEJ's Creation

Read "Objectivity As Independence: Creating the Society of Environmental Journalists, 1989-1997," a paper presented at the national convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Baltimore, August 1998, by John Palen, Department of Journalism, Central Michigan University.

The Really Big Ozone Story: Plants With Asthma

Most news about ground-level ozone pollution focuses on its considerable impacts to human health. But there may be a far broader and potentially bigger story: Ground-level ozone pollution significantly impairs plants' ability to absorb CO2 - which in turn exacerbates climate change, reduces agricultural yields (think: food shortages), and damages ecosystems.

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