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Health journalism
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Hearst project looks at toll of medical mistakes
A team of reporters from Hearst news organizations across the country contributed to “Dead by Mistake,” a broad investigation into…
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Editorial writers discuss Health Policy coverage
The Washington Post Writers Group, in its online Editorial Roundtable, discusses how editorial writers have been handling the health care…
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Embargoes: Bloggers say WSJ policy has changed
PaidContent.org reports that several sources say The Wall Street Journal has changed its policy on accepting embargoes. A Journal spokesperson…
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Emotion used on both sides of health care debate
Newsy.com provides a round up of the debate over health care, finding that fear is fueling both sides of the…
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Columnist blogs about her breast cancer
NJ.com columnist Kathleen O’Brien has been blogging her breast cancer treatment experience from the beginning. O’Brien’s posts address a mixture…
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Unsealed papers prove Wyeth was behind articles
Court documents show that Wyeth, maker of Premarin and Prempro, was involved in the writing of 26 scientific papers that…
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Morning shows’ health news called dangerous
HealthNewsReview.org publisher and University of Minnesota Professor Gary Schwitzer writes that, through their ratings, his team has found an unfortunate…
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Pew: Health care again tops week’s media coverage
The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, which monitors 55 news outlets and about 1,300 stories across all…
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Decline in science journalism hurts health reporting
In The Nation, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum assess the state of science journalism and seek to answer “how did…
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Reform coverage that raises important questions
AHCJ president Trudy Lieberman, writing for CJR.org, points to several stories about health care reform that raise important questions about…