http://conf.sej.org/ Environmental journalists blog about and during the profession's premier annual gathering. Sponsored -- but not edited by -- the Society of Environmental Journalists. Opinions expressed on this blog belong to their authors. en-US Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:38:00 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/recap-including-diverse-voices-in-environmental-stories.html http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/recap-including-diverse-voices-in-environmental-stories.html Among the Texas Tech students helping record audio for our Lubbock days is Roxie Bustamante, who also recaps several sessions for us. Including this one: It's not a problem unique to journalism. But what are journalists doing to fulfil a vital need for diversity? Moderator Roger Witherspoon kicked off the session saying that environmental journalism is unique, because it encompasses all aspects of the news. The panelists tackled segregation's sources. Zoning committees can purposely place different races in different sections of the city, which affects housing, general health, and has a long-term economic impact. This type of segregation started generations... Molly Peterson Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:38:00 -0400 http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/recap-a-price-on-water-privatization-of-the-top-liquid-asset.html http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/recap-a-price-on-water-privatization-of-the-top-liquid-asset.html Among the Texas Tech students helping record audio for our Lubbock days is Roxie Bustamante, who also recaps several sessions for us. Including this one: Ken Rainwater gave a presentation titled Hydrology 101: Texas Style. He discussed topics such as the hydrologic cycle, hydo-illogic cycle, and surface water issues. Although the presentation contained data for Texas communities, Rainwater also discussed the issues in a broader sense. However, the main issue that was continuously debated was whether water should be a public or private right. Panel speaker David Sandino discussed his experience with water being a private right. He said generally... Molly Peterson Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:31:00 -0400 http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/oil-gas-drilling-tour-images-from-dennis-dimick.html http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/oil-gas-drilling-tour-images-from-dennis-dimick.html Photojournalist Dennis Dimick captured some great images from the oil and gas drilling tour around the Midland-Odessa area. His great work’s on flickr. Molly Peterson Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:24:00 -0400 http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/recap-freelance-pitch-slam.html http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/recap-freelance-pitch-slam.html Among the Texas Tech students helping record audio for our Lubbock days is Roxie Bustamante, who also recaps several sessions for us. Including this one: Do you have the courage to present your story in front of a panel of experienced editors? During this session, freelancers had one minute to effectively pitch their idea for a story. The panel included editors and reports looking for a pitch that would fit within their company's scope. If the story idea was not something his or her company was looking for, the panel speaker would give advise on how the freelancer can mold... Molly Peterson Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:31:17 -0400 http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/conference-coverage-on-sejorg-now.html http://conf.sej.org/2012/10/conference-coverage-on-sejorg-now.html Hey all, multimedia coverage of SEJ's Lubbock conference is being posted as it comes in here: http://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2012-coverage It's a work in progress, so check the page often. If you have stories informed from the conference and would like to share them on SEJ's coverage page, please send the link to ED Beth Parke, bparke@sej.org, and SEJ web content manager (me, Cindy MacDonald) at cmac@sej.org. Thanks! You can also share your photos on SEJ's Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/groups/2092833@N20/ Cindy MacDonald Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:36:27 -0400