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Health journalism
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Medical conference Twittering reveals strategies
Attendees at the 29th Annual Medical Communications Conference Twittered about sessions held yesterday, the first day of the event. “Medical…
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HuffPost starts investigative reporting fund
The Huffington Post is launching a fund that will support investigative reporting. The initial budget of $1.75 million is expected…
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2008 winners named in health journalism awards
AHCJ has named the latest winners of its annual awards. A reporter’s revelation of astonishing conflicts of interest by scientists…
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Schwitzer: Reliance on journals hinders coverage
AHCJ member and past board member Gary Schwitzer is featured on the cover of Minnesota magazine, the bimonthly publication of…
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Nature survey: Scientists gain influence with blogs
As newspapers shrink, fold or migrate entirely to the Internet, what will happen to science journalism? Like other topics, coverage…
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Award winner urges coverage of nursing homes
Last summer, Theo Francis, then working for The Wall Street Journal, wrote a compelling report about a disturbing trend in…
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Sunshine Week: Some hospital quality measures online
Felice Freyer, a medical writer at The Providence (R.I.) Journal and a member of AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee, writes…
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Sunshine Week: Online health data varies by state
The Sunshine Week 2009 Survey of State Government Information Online found that while more and more government records are being…
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P-I reporter committed to covering W.R. Grace trial
AHCJ member Andrew Schneider of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is covering the W.R. Grace criminal trial in Missoula, Mont. The federal…
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Showdown over Medicare Advantage looms
In support of a range of folks including President Obama and his local orthopedists, Gilbert Cranberg takes on Medicare Advantage…