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Cable, Web coverage of swine flu increases anxiety
Tim Arango and Brian Stelter of The New York Times report that the “24-hour news cycle of cable news and…
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Sebelius confirmed as HHS leader
The Senate approved Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services today. Some…
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Most say outbreak coverage has been appropriate
Joe Strupp of Editor & Publisher quotes three AHCJ board members about coverage of the swine flu outbreak, all of…
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Can reader comments be harmful to public health?
Regan Ray raises an interesting question on the Town Hall blog from the Canadian Journalism Project: Should reader comments be…
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Resources for covering flu and pandemics (#swineflu)
As journalists may be preparing to cover the outbreak of swine flu that has been identified in Mexico and the…
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CDC monitors H1N1 swine flu-human reassortment
DemFromCT, in the Health Care Friday feature on DailyKos.com, calls our attention to an H1N1 swine flu-human reassortment that the…
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Improving reporting on medical studies (#ahcj09)
“It is possible for good health journalists to provide spectacular stories on health,” said David Henry, CEO of the Institute…
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Genetic, environmental factors at work in aging process (#ahcj09)
Aging is a biological, psychological and social process, as four researchers explained at Health Journalism 2009. Aging research is important…
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Blog breaks down Wyden’s talk, plan (#ahcj09)
AHCJ board member Ivan Oransky blogged about Sen. Ron Wyden’s talk at Health Journalism 2009 on April 17. Wyden’s Healthy…
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Do audiences understand health stories? (#ahcj09)
Health journalists understand some of the key elements audiences need to better understand health stories, but they also misunderstand the…