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Health journalism
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PR rep says journalists’ stipend to attend Allergan event was misconstrued
An invitation to journalists to participate in an Allergan-hosted “Facial Aesthetics Advisory Panel” that included an offer of a $250…
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Reporter checks records, hits facility with news of looming closure
After picking up new tools and techniques at Health Journalism 2011, reporter Sarah Bruyn Jones returned to The Roanoke Times…
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PR professional offers cash for attending Allergan-hosted event
Journalist Lisa Collier Cool was “truly appalled” to receive an email that offered her a $250 stipend if she would…
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Herald reports on failures of assisted living system
The Miami Herald‘s yearlong “Neglected to Death” series on abuse and violations in assisted living facilities is expansive, but I…
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Ex-pharma rep talks about pressure, tactics to sell
A story reported and produced by Gerri Shaftel at KTTV-Los Angeles (and presented by Christine Devine) gives viewers a look…
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Potter: Insurance industry taking advantage of media’s inattention to Health Policy
Wendell Potter, the former insurance company public relations executive who has been critical of the industry, writes that journalists who…
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Health Policy battle entering a new phase
As I try to figure out what AHCJ members most need as they cover Health Policy in year two of…
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Reporter examines ethics of interviewing patients
After joining a panel on media, ethics and trauma at the Anxiety Disorders Association of America’s annual conference, New Orleans…
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Conference discusses reporting on disasters
While everyone’s attention was focused on some conference in Philadelphia, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and Boston University were…
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Berens adds Poe Award to honors for ‘Seniors for Sale’
At its annual dinner on Saturday, the White House Correspondents’ Association will present AHCJ member and Seattle Times reporter Michael…