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The Society of
Environmental Journalists board of
directors formed the task force in
March 2002 "to address
freedom-of-information,
right-to-know, and other news
gathering issues of concern to the
pursuit of environmental
journalism."
The board gave the First
Amendment Task Force these
responsibilities:
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Monitor records access
and other right-to-know issues
that affect the quality and
visibility of environmental
journalism.
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Speak or write to actions that
limit access to information and
inhibit journalists'
ability to cover the environment
and related topics.
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Provide SEJ members with services
to help them obtain and use
public records, and to deal with
efforts to withhold those records
from them.
We encourage SEJ members
to contact the Task Force chair or
members with access issues.
Additionally, SEJ members interested
in FOIA/access issues are invited to
join the task force. Please contact
Ken Ward
Jr. for more information.
Society of
Environmental Journalists
First Amendment Task Force
Members
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Name
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Affiliation
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Phone
(work)
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Notes
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Elizabeth
Bluemink
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Anchorage Daily News
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907-257-4317
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Seth Borenstein
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Associated Press
Washington, DC
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202-641-9454
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James
Bruggers
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The
Courier-Journal
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502-582-4645
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Rebecca Daugherty
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Former Director, FOI Service Center, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
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202-291-6229
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SEJ Board
Liaison
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Joseph
Davis
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Freelance Journalist
Washington DC
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301-656-2261
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SEJ Staff, FOI Project Director, and Editor, TipSheet and WatchDog TipSheet
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Kathie Florsheim
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Freelance Photographer
Providence RI
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401-751-7991
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Emily Gertz
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Freelance Journalist
Brooklyn NY
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718-812-4328
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Tom Knudson
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The Sacramento Bee
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530-414-1819
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Sarah Lesher
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Freelance Journalist
Silver Spring, MD
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301-526-4148
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Randy Lee Loftis
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The Dallas Morning News
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214-977-8483
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Robert
McClure
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InvestigationsWest; former Staff Writer, Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
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206-718-0340
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Steve McConnell
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Freelance Reporter/Photographer
Scranton PA
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570-903-1114
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Pat McGinley
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Professor of Law
West Virginia University
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304-293-6823
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Marianne Messina
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Freelance Journalist
Metro Silicon Valley CA
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615-479-4105
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Celeste Monforton
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Research Student
Washington DC
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202-994-0774
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Talli Nauman
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Freelance Journalist
Spearfish SD
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605-269-2206
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Kinna Ohman
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Freelance Journalist
Keene Valley NY
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Jim Parsons
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WTAE Pittsburgh
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412-244-4635
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Brittany Retherford
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Freelance/Grad Student
Fairbanks AK
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907-456-6613
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Megha Satyanarayana
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Detroit Free Press
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313-223-4544
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Fran Sorin
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Contributor, CBS Radio and USA Weekend, PA
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610-527-8049
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John Upton
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San Francisco Examiner
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415-359-2645
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Julie A. Varughese
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Freelance Journalist
Rensselaer, NY
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Ken Ward
Jr.
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The
Charleston
Gazette
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304-348-1702
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Task Force
Chair
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