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Health journalism
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Latest jobs, awards and other news about AHCJ members
The latest report on AHCJ members’ awards, fellowships, job changes and other news includes Alicia F. Ault, Eileen Beal, Sheri…
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Health journalists gathered for training, networking in Silicon Valley #ahcj15
Nearly 700 people attended Health Journalism 2015, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists. The gathering, in…
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From #ahcj15 back to the beat: Covering disparities in health
At a conference, it all seems easy. So many ideas, so many enthusiastic colleagues, so many potential stories. With nearly…
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Panelists urge journalists to report on how vaccines save lives #ahcj15
As a measles outbreak late last year spread from Disneyland to seven U.S. states affecting at least 147 people, one…
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Reporters get the inside story on reader-supported journalism #ahcj15
In traditional publishing, freelancers know there’s lot of waiting. Pitch an idea and wait. Report, write, and submit your article.…
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Family caregivers face increasing stress, health issues #ahcj15
Family caregivers of older adults are increasingly experiencing stress-related effects of caring for loved ones and may be putting their…
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Freelancers get 8 tips on selling related stories to multiple markets #ahcj15
At the Health Journalism 2015 session, “Freelance: Re-slant and resell ideas to multiple markets,” panelists offered eight tips for turning…
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Doctor says media coverage of Ebola ‘fanned the hysteria’ #ahcj15
Media coverage of the Ebola epidemic did a disservice to the public and, “a reckoning is due,” a Médecins Sans…
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Verghese offers commentary on healing, even when he can’t cure #ahcj15
I used to be a Verghese virgin. I’d dipped into some of the Stanford physician’s New Yorker stories and read…
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports health journalism training efforts with $450,000 grant
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the educational arm of the Association of Health…