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La. Health Official Who Halted State Vaccine Campaign Tapped As CDC’s No. 2

"A Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter during a surge in influenza cases has been tapped to serve as the new No. 2 leader at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Source: Washington Post, 11/26/2025
December 5, 2025

DEADLINE: JAWS Health Reporting Fellowship

This Journalism & Women Symposium fellowship is for early-career journalists and those new to the health beat who are eager to strengthen their health reporting skills. Open to US-based women and individuals who identify as women. Cash stipend, mentoring, training and more. Deadline: Dec 5, 2025.

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December 3, 2025

Visualizing Science: Turning Complex Climate Research Into Compelling Visual Narratives

Journalists looking to deepen their climate reporting and rethinking how to visualize climate will find new approaches and inspiration for making the invisible visible and connecting scientific discovery to the communities they serve in this webinar co-hosted by Metcalf Institute and Solutions Journalism Network. 3 p.m. ET.

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Welcoming New Board Members; Bylaws Revisions Approved

Society of Environmental Journalists President Halle Parker (pictured, left) welcomes three new members to the board of directors and lauds three stalwarts who are departing, plus she shares why the results of the vote on proposed membership bylaw revisions matter for the future of SEJ. The new SEJ President’s Report.

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"We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation."

"For the first time, scientists are tracking the migration of monarch butterflies across much of North America, actively monitoring individual insects on journeys from as far away as Ontario all the way to their overwintering colonies in central Mexico."

Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2025

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