Inside Health Journalism
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2009 winners named in health journalism awards
Investigations into questionable autism treatments, the safety of generic drugs, claims denials by disability insurers and the global trade in…
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AHCJ seeks consistency in medical meeting policies for news media coverage
The Association of Health Care Journalists has asked medical organizations to end policies that bar journalists from recording or photographing…
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Annual conference to offer panels, field trips and more
Health Journalism 2010, set for April 22-25 in Chicago, is expected to draw hundreds of reporters, editors, news directors and…
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AHCJ calls for better information from hospital accreditation Web site
The Association of Health Care Journalists has called upon the Joint Commission, the nonprofit agency that accredits hospitals, to do…
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Health journalists cite uneven disclosure of H1N1 deaths across country
An informal poll of AHCJ members from across the country, as well as a review of press releases and news…
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Major journalism groups demand agency end newsgathering constraints
Eleven major journalism organizations, representing thousands of journalists, are demanding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration end requirements that journalists…
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Eight months later, freelancer still generating story ideas from fellowship
Meryl Davids Landau writes about her experience as a 2008-09 AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellow, meeting her "fellow Fellows" and CDC…
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Outgoing president presents state of the association, notes transition with pride
This will be my last HealthBeat column. After five years as president of AHCJ, it's time to turn the gavel…
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Journalists selected for 2009-10 AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowships
AHCJ has announced the selection of the second class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows. The 10 journalists will spend a…
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AHCJ objects to federal agencies’ handling of story embargo
The Association of Health Care Journalists sent letters this week to several federal agencies and a medical journal objecting to…
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