Green Echoes #52 Environmental reporting, opportunities and more
Welcome to yet another edition of Green Echoes–– your monthly newsletter from the Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC). Our mission is to provide you with an all-encompassing update on the latest investigative stories, data sources, reporting and training opportunities, and noteworthy projects related to environmental issues across Asia and beyond.
📣 Our grantee interviews are going in full swing and we will soon be ready to share the ERC Reporting Grantees. Stay tuned to find out what the new cohort will be investigating and reporting about.
♻️ Environmental reporting to take note of
Why did the UK government allow food companies behind a major salmonella outbreak to continue supplying supermarkets even after contaminated meat had been linked to the deaths of four people and poisoned hundreds more? Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across India, major mining and oil company Vedanta quietly lobbied the government to dilute environmental safeguards regulating the oil and mining industries. Read more
From our community
Tanka Dhakal’s report on flash flooding in the high mountains in the trans-Himalayan Mustang district of Nepal
Maurício Ferro’s news organization Correio Sabiá and EJN joined hands to launch Ocean Noise Pollution. Check out their Instagram for more
Muhammad Daud Khan’s latest on how women in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan are rebuilding their lives in the aftermath of devastating floods.
Varsha Singh reports on severe damage from floods this monsoon in northern India, highlighting the effects of illegal sand mining in their river basins
Stay in the loop and join the ERC Slack community to connect with the ERC team and also meet and engage with fellow journalists and find collaborations
⬆️ Opportunities, grants, training, jobs
Reuter’s is hosting its global journalism seminars from October to December 2023 to discuss some of journalism's most pressing issues, including press freedom, and frontline reporting covering challenging beats. All seminars are free and open to everyone. Register here
The Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN) supports a global community of reporters and editors across beats to improve the quality, understanding and impact of climate coverage around the world. Apply to participate in a six-month online programme with access to experts, workshops and a big community. Apply here
The Michelle Lang Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for promising journalists at the beginning of their careers to grow their skills in the profession and bolster their experience with a full year working in two of Canada’s busiest newsrooms. More details here
The International Center for Journalists is seeking an Editor to support the five-year USAID-sponsored "Mexico Border Investigative Reporting Hub" program. Apply here.
Journalists with at least four years of professional experience residing in Latin America and the Caribbean can apply to the new edition of the ICFJ/CONNECTAS Fellowship. Apply here
Lighthouse Reports, a nonprofit newsroom that undertakes public interest investigations in partnership with some of the world’s leading media is looking for a data reporter. Apply here
The East-West Center announced a second cross-border journalism workshop and collaborative reporting series for ten Pakistani and ten Indian journalists experienced in reporting on climate issues. Apply here
EcoContact is offering the Small Grants Program to support journalistic investigations that draw attention to environmental problems in and around Moldova. Apply here
EJN is providing training for East African Journalists on how to use financial tools to investigate environmental crimes. Apply here
The Agroecology Media Grant is seeking to support the coverage of stories that are focused on agroecology in Uganda and beyond. Apply here
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