The Society of Environmental Journalists has been honored by Inside Climate News for many projects ranging from investigative to feature writing. The awards were announced last week at what SEJ described as the world’s largest environmental journalism competition.
“We are thrilled to have our staff members recognized for their investigative reporting, substantive reporting, explanatory reporting and feature writing,” said Vernon Loeb, executive editor of Inside Climate News. “Of all the journalism awards, none are more important to us than the ones presented by the Society of Environmental Journalists.”
Recognition spanned each of SEJ’s four categories for professional journalism by small newsrooms. No newsroom, large or small, had as many projects recognized this year.
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“Inside Climate News does an excellent job of connecting the dots on the devastating effects of climate change that we are all experiencing right now,” the judges noted. entry. “It’s a topic we all know, but this ambitious, global series breaks down this big issue into surprising connections between events in different parts of the world, creating a butterfly effect that connects and affects us all.”
Awarded work this year:
- Lee Hedgepeth’s Alabama Environmental Issues ReportWith graphics by Paul Horn. The collection of stories was awarded the second place Outstanding Beat Reporting category for small newsrooms. “The judges were particularly impressed by the breadth of this coverage, which revealed some truly shocking threats from infrastructure to mining threats to surrounding areas.”
- “Cougars Out Crowding,” with reporting by Lisa Gross and photography by Michael Kodas. The work won the second place in the small edition Outstanding Fiction category. The judges wrote: “Journalist Lisa Gross and photographer Michael Kodas offer a sympathetic overview of the challenges and benefits of conserving cougars in self-sustaining populations near previously uninhabited human lands.”
- “Facing the Risks of Extreme Climate Shocks” Bob Berwyn. The project won the first honorable mention in the small editorial office Outstanding Explanatory Report category. The judges wrote that the series stands out for its “extensive and in-depth reporting, covering bushfires in Australia and the Greenland ice sheet, with clear and accessible writing”.
- Essential, Exploited, At Risk by Lisa Gross and Peter Aldhous. The project was recognized as the third honorable mention in the competition Outstanding Beat Reporting category for small newsrooms. The judges wrote the series in which the stories take place heat deaths and flood “combines deep compassion for marginalized communities with cutting-edge science journalism” that affects farm workers.
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