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Health journalism
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Awards presentation celebrates work, grieves tragedies, explores potential reforms #ahcj13
The presentation of the 2013 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism at Health Journalism 2013 was a blend of…
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Online hospital inspection reports open door to power reporting #ahcj13
Any reporter who has sought public records from the feds knows the practical nightmare that is the Freedom of Information…
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Snapshots from #ahcj13 | Kevin Vaughan
Kevin Vaughan, senior reporter, I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver, CO: I know it’s pretty early into the conference, but…
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Journalists should expect a rocky implementation of exchanges #ahcj13
With less than 10 months until uninsured consumers can buy health coverage via online marketplaces known as exchanges, journalists should…
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Writing about the end of life: May not be fun, but it is important #ahcj13
It’s one of the certainties of life: everyone’s going to die. And most of us also will deal with the…
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Mental illness: why we know so little #ahcj13
Since the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., many of us have had to report on mental illness and found ourselves wrestling…
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What you know and who you know: getting editors to bite #ahcj13
Freelancers, start networking now, because “who you know really does make a difference,” said David Corcoran, editor of Science Times…
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Snapshots from #ahcj13 | Katie Gibas
Katie Gibas, reporter at YNN, Syracuse, N.Y.: What is the most pressing health issue in the community you cover? The…
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Snapshots from #ahcj13 | Stephanie O’Neill
Stephanie O’Neill, Southern California Public Radio, Los Angeles: Favorite panel so far: Making Sense of Hospital Ratings Favorite speaker: Marshall…
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Snapshots from #ahcj13 | Jeannette Moninger
Jeannette Moninger, independent journalist, Denver, Colo.: What has been your favorite session so far? The doctors last night were fascinating…