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Health journalism
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AHCJ clarifies statement on medical meeting rules
The Association of Health Care Journalists has posted a clarification to a March announcement concerning restrictions on reporters who cover…
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Officials struggle with timing of outbreak alerts
The Redding (Calif.) Record Searchlight‘s Ryan Sabalow put together a local take on ongoing inconsistencies in how local health departments…
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Reporter’s requests were on behalf of investigators
In recent days, news coverage has detailed how a freelance health journalist was hired by a private investigative firm to…
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Patient safety expert Pronovost is keynote speaker
Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., a professor at Johns Hopkins University and founder of the Quality and Safety Research Group, will…
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Fluportal.org: Postmortem of a temporary resource
Fluportal.org, a Corporation for Public Broadcasting-funded site built to help public media cover H1N1 and related issues, has completed its…
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AHCJ members among national contest winners
It’s awards season and we’re happy to report that AHCJ members are winning a number of national awards. What’s listed…
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Four reporters share tips on covering Health Policy
Four journalists on the front lines of covering health care reform offer their advice and suggestions on what needs to…
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Calif. organization names AHCJ members to staff
The new California HealthCare Foundation’s Center for Health Reporting has announced its editorial staff. The Center, a grant-funded organization led…
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What we’re reading: OSHA, reform and a new site
These are busy times for AHCJ (getting ready for Health Journalism 2010!) but we want to take a moment to…
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Canadian workshop examines H1N1 coverage
The H1N1 pandemic was a unique event, with developments unfolding quickly, leading to communication problems about the crisis, according to…