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Health journalism
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Former CNN producer on H1N1 coverage: Retaining audience through fear-mongering
Peter Dykstra, a former executive producer of CNN’s science, tech and weather unit, offers his take on media coverage of…
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Six rules to tweet by
Twitter’s days as a hangout for a geeky few are over. Astronauts, senators and, gasp, journalists are regularly telling the…
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Ashton: Physicians at forefront of medical media
Jennifer Ashton, M.D., the new medical correspondent for CBS News, asserts that “when you look at the people who are…
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Washington Post launches Health Policy blog
The Washington Post has announced the Daily Dose, a blog they call a “one-stop source on the biggest policy debate…
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European ruling equates journalism, advertising
Can information about medicines that is communicated by third parties – such as journalists – constitute advertising? How about when the…
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CJR: Educate ordinary folks about reform debate
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, urged journalists to help educate the public…
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NBC’s Snyderman to host daily health news show
Nancy Snyderman, M.D., chief medical editor for NBC News, will anchor a one-hour daily show about health news and issues…
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Looking for a medical wiki? Here are 67!
Blogger David Rothman compiled an exhaustive, 67-entry list of medical wikis. Entries range from general medical sites (such as WebHealth…
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LA Times looks at H1N1’s roots, early days
Los Angeles Times reporter Tracy Wilkinson dug deeper into the story of the discovery of H1N1 in the Oaxaca hospital…
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Panel: Is media to blame for pharma’s poor image?
Several months ago, Ray Kerins, a top Pfizer public relations exec, bemoaned the perception of the pharmaceutical industry in a…