The Society of Environmental Journalists has honored many of Inside Climate News’ projects, from investigations to fiction. The awards were announced last week in what SEJ describes as the world’s largest environmental journalism competition.
“We are thrilled that our staff members have been recognized for investigative reporting, beat reporting, explanatory reporting and feature writing,” said Vernon Loeb, executive editor of Inside Climate News. “Of all the awards in journalism, none are more important to us than those presented by the Society of Environmental Journalists.”
The recognition covered each of SEJ’s four categories for professional journalism by small newsrooms. No other newsroom, large or small, had so many projects recognized this year.
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“Inside Climate News does a remarkable job of connecting the dots on the devastating effects of climate change that we are all experiencing now,” the judges said of one. entry. “It’s a topic we all know about, but this ambitious, global series breaks down this huge issue into amazing connections between events in different parts of the world that create a butterfly effect that connects and affects us all.”
Honorable mention of this year.
- Lee Hedgepet Report on Alabama Environmental IssuesWith graphs by Paul Horn. A collection of short stories took second place Outstanding Beat Reporting category for small editorial offices. “The judges were particularly impressed by the breadth of this coverage, which revealed some truly shocking threats, from infrastructure racism to the dangers of mining to surrounding areas,” the judges wrote.
- “Crowding Out Cougars,” with reporting by Lisa Gross and photography by Michael Kodas. The volume took the second place in the small edition Outstanding feature story category. The judges wrote: “Reporter Lisa Gross and photographer Michael Kodas offer a sympathetic look at the challenges and rewards of keeping cougars in self-sustaining populations living near previously uninhabited lands.”
- By “Confronting the Risks of Extreme Climate Shocks”. Bob Berwin. The project won the first honorable mention in the small news Outstanding explanatory report category. The judges wrote: “From Australian bushfires to the Greenland ice sheet, the series stands out for its clear and accessible writing.”
- Essential, Exploited, At Risk by Lisa Gross and Peter Aldhus. The project was awarded the third honorary award Outstanding Beat Reporting category for small editorial offices. The judges wrote that the series, which includes stories about heat deaths and: flood impacting farmworkers, “combines deep compassion for marginalized communities with cutting-edge science journalism.”
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