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Health journalism
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Hensley joins NPR’s expanding health team
AHCJ member Scott Hensley, founding editor of and former contributor to The Wall Street Journal‘s Health Blog, joins National Public…
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Former CDC boss now ABC health/medical editor
Richard Besser, M.D., the acting director of the CDC during the first six months of 2009 (CDC bio), will become…
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Health care news coverage on the rise
A study from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism looked at how the U.S. news…
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Press not explaining how plan will affect consumers
AHCJ president Trudy Lieberman recently appeared on Bill Moyers Journal on PBS, with Marcia Angell, M.D., a senior lecturer in…
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Trib’s Triage blog ends, Graham goes investigative
The Chicago Tribune‘s Triage blog has closed its doors and Judy Graham – the face of the blog for the past…
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Obama, media find reform issues tough to explain
NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving takes a look at why President Obama’s prime-time news conference last week failed to…
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Blogger’s open letter criticizes Snyderman
Daily Kos contributor JDWolverton posts his critical open letter to Dr. Nancy Snyderman, the host of MSNBC’s new midday health…
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Reporter calls out legislators citing Lewin Group
David S. Hilzenrath of The Washington Post writes about the Lewin Group, the consulting firm whose research has been cited…
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Local story idea: Saturday is ‘Patient Safety Day’
Each year, beginning in 2001, July 25 has been designated as “Patient Safety Day.” It is intended to pay tribute…
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CJR: BPA truth lies in the middle
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Sanhita Reddy reviews a recent STATS critique of media coverage regarding Bisphenol A and the…