Basic Organization Information
Society of Environmental Journalists
- Also Known As:
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SEJ
- Physical Address:
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Jenkintown, PA
19046
- EIN:
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52-0194031
- Web URL:
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www.sej.org
- Blog URL:
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On Twitter @sejorg
- NTEE Category:
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C Environmental Quality Protection, Beautification
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C03 Professional Societies & Associations
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A30 Media, Communications Organizations
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W Public, Society Benefit
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W03 Professional Societies, Associations
- Year Founded:
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1990
- Ruling Year:
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1990
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Earned Income except Membership Dues - $318,236
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Foundation Grants except Annual Conference - $283,000
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Annual Conference Sponsorships and Grants - $257,300
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Society of
Environmental Journalists is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of
journalism across all media platforms to advance public understanding of
environmental issues.
<p>SEJ's vision: Credible and robust
journalism that informs and engages society on environmental issues</p>
<p>SEJ's theory of change focuses on
three elements: 1) Networked, better- educated journalists will do more and
better journalism, 2) Credible environmental journalism fosters environmental
literacy and motivates communities to overcome persistent myths and fight
disinformation, and 3) In this era of linked journalism and social media, higher
quality and more frequent reporting of environmental news and information will
make an important positive difference with knowledge and behaviors in
communities well beyond those of the work's original audience.</p>
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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
<p>All SEJ activities are designed
to advance the following long-term outcomes:</p>
<p>* A strong, vigorous free press
that can be relied upon to inform all communities on issues of environmental
sustainability; </p>
<p>* A permanent change in the
culture of journalism whereby there is frequent news reporting on
environment-related issues that can be correctly characterized as high quality,
highly accurate and highly visible to all relevant communities;</p>
<p>*
An informed society in which individuals, families, communities and political
leaders make choices based on a healthy understanding of environmental issues.</p>
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Leadership
Ms. Beth A. Parke
Term:
Since
Oct
1992
Leadership Statement:
SEJ has become the go-to group
for many constituencies concerned with media and the environment. The
organization’s track record for educating journalists on biodiversity-related
issues over two decades was recognized with the Gulbenkian International Prize
in 2010. Conferences in Montana and Florida attracted the participation more
than 1,650 journalists, students and educators as well as hundreds of
scientists, government officials, business representatives, environmental
leaders, philanthropists, news sources, expert speakers and others concerned
with media and environment. Over the last two years SEJ has recognized the best
in environmental journalism and distributed nearly $40,000 in mini-grants to
journalists engaged in forthcoming projects. SEJ's FOI WatchDog project
successfully drew attention to access and open-government issues and provided
journalists with new resources for working with scientific data. Thousands of
print, broadcast and online news reports were generated or informed by SEJ programs,
publications and peer network. Despite drastic changes in the world of
professional journalism, SEJ membership has remained stable at more than 1,400.
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Program:
Fund for Environmental Journalism, and SEJ Awards
- Budget:
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$100,000
- Category:
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Environment
- Population Served:
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Program Description:
<div>The Fund for Environmental Journalism distributes mini-grants through two annual cycles of a competitive process to help underwrite travel costs and other direct expenses of specific reporting projects. </div><div> </div><div> SEJ Awards recognizes excellence in environmental reporting in print, broadcast and online media, in order to build the stature and visibility of the beat, and bring great work to the attention of new audiences and media gatekeepers.</div>
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Reporting Tools, Mentoring, Communication Platforms and Media Training
- Budget:
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$100,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
SEJ provides training and
mentoring for environmental journalists via various methods and platforms,
including timely publications to help journalists cover emerging issues; fresh
Web content, tipsheets, source leads and specialized resource links; mentoring
and professional sharing through robust members-only listservs and public social media; diversity,
mentoring and freelance task forces; and media and technology training
opportunities.
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Freedom of Information Watchdog Project
- Budget:
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$100,000
- Category:
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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Population Served:
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Program Description:
The Freedom of Information WatchDog Project provides regular original reporting on environment-related FOI issues through 26 annual issues of the FOI WatchDog Edition TipSheet. In addition, through its FOI taskforce, SEJ engages in regular dialogue with other media organizations and government agencies to foster access to information.
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Publications, Comprehensive Web Site, TipSheets, Daily News Digest
- Budget:
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$200,000
- Category:
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Education
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Program Description:
SEJ publishes specialized content tailored to the needs of journalists on a wide range of under-reported and emerging issues. Publications include TipSheet; Freedom of Information WatchDog TipSheet; EJToday, a daily environmental news digest; and SEJournal. Most content is available free to the international public via www.sej.org.
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Annual Conference, Climate Communication for Journalists and Scientists
- Budget:
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$400,000
- Category:
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Education
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Program Description:
Each year since 1991 SEJ
has worked with a major research university in a different region of the
country, in a partnership to make world-class learning resources available to
journalists who cover complex environmental issues. Registrants participate in a comprehensive agenda of workshops, full-day reporting tours, concurrent panel
and plenary sessions, news briefings, exhibits and special events. SEJ
conferences consistently draw 350 to 425 journalists, students and educators
and an equal number of scientists, researchers, government officials,
environmental leaders, representatives of businesses and industries,
philanthropists, and others concerned with media coverage of environmental
issues. Agenda planners tap experts and key players
throughout the region, from top researchers with the host university to far-flung
high-level speakers on key national and global issues of the year. A pilot program of regional events on climate communication for journalists and scientists is being organized by SEJ in 2012 under the Climate Change Education Partnership program of the National Science Foundation.
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