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Health journalism
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Freelancers learn to maximize social media skills
Why do some journalists have thousands of followers and others barely a handful? Is it better to tweet, ‘gram or…
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Have a plan before tragic news breaks, Las Vegas reporter says
Reporters everywhere increasingly must cover mass violence and other chaotic situations, and should make a plan before any news erupts,…
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Verma participates in first of promised series of ’roundtables’ with reporters
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, held her first on-the-record, in-person meeting with reporters…
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Loss of local newspapers worries infectious disease trackers
In February 1918, a Haskell County, Kan., paper, the Santa Fe Monitor, reported almost a dozen people were “quite sick”…
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Reporter shares tips on how to get good data despite privacy laws
Privacy laws, such as HIPAA, are the bane of health journalism. No matter how fervently you wish to preserve patient…
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On the health beat, public records can be a lifeline
In honor of Sunshine Week, AHCJ invited organizations devoted to government transparency to write about how their work can help…
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New tools aim to help journalists track removal of information from federal websites
In honor of Sunshine Week, AHCJ invited organizations devoted to government transparency to write about how their work can help…
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Florida chapter kicks off after hurricane delay
After a false start in which a program featuring a speaker from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had…
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A week of instruction and inspiration on getting all the facts
It’s Sunshine Week! This annual celebration of access to public information offers seven days packed with panel discussions, workshops and…
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Winners of 2017 health journalism awards announced
Investigations into what’s causing global obesity, who’s blocking regulation of addictive pain pills and who’s raking in billions of dollars…