Past Contest Entries

You Don’t Have to Look Sick to Be Sick: Understanding Fibromyalgia

List date(s) this work was published or aired.

November 1012

Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.

Fibromyalgia explained, including first-person experience with the disease.

Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?

http://reference.medscape.com/medline/abstract/7526868 http://fmaware.org/site/PageServer06af.html?pagename=fibromyalgia_causes http://fmaware.org/site/PageServerda3b.html?pagename=fibromyalgia_diagnosed http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/fibromyalgia/fibromyalgia_ff.asp http://fmaware.org/site/PageServera6cc.html?pagename=fibromyalgia_affected

Explain types of human sources used.

Interviews with three professionals considered to be experts in the field.

Results:

n/a

Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.

no follow up requested or required

Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.

Not at this point

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2012

Category:

  • Consumer/Feature (small)

Affiliation:

Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Life

Reporter:

Marijke Vroomen Durning

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