By Debra Kaufman In Miami, WTVJ-TV special projects producer Jeff Burnside discovered an area of the Florida coastline that was a true flood zone, based on data from the federal government’s new laser-measured elevation study. Then he found that new…
By Jarre Fees Since the Internet reached its adolescence, both print and on-camera journalists have watched the gradual decline of the freelance market. But last year’s economic collapse dealt a heavy blow to writers, editors, news anchors and others, who…
By Debra Kaufman Big-name guests and a special focus on water will mark the 19th annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists, being held from Oct. 7 to 11 in Madison, Wis. According to SEJ executive director Beth Parke,…
By Debra Kaufman A new survey of environmental reporters indicates that their biggest challenge is the limited resources of their jobs and the most crucial issue they cover is global warming.The poll, conducted by NewsPro in conjunction with the Society…
By Debra Kaufman Although the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) will be a hot spot of debate about how the world deals with global warming, few U.S. journalists, local or national, will be on hand — partly because…
By Debra Kaufman When Barack Obama was elected president of the United States many environmental journalists felt optimistic that his call for transparency signaled easier days ahead for obtaining information from the Environmental Protection Agency. Now, nearly nine months into…
By Elizabeth Jensen For proponents of efforts to pass a federal shield law, it’s been a few months of one step forward, two steps back. “Just when you think you’re making some headway, something comes up that you weren’t expecting,”…
The environment can be a tough beat. It requires extraordinary persistence and dedication to remain abreast of the myriad developments in an ever-evolving, often controversial field. For some reporters, it has become more than a career — it is a…