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Health journalism
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Health dominates news like never before
The latest numbers from Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism show health dominating the news hole with a 37 percent…
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AHCJ seeks change in medical meeting policies
NOTE: A previous version of AHCJ’s news release said that eight medical groups have policies that ban photography and recording…
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Researchers analyze media’s cancer reporting
University of Pennsylvania researchers reviewed 436 cancer-related newspaper and magazine stories (about 1/5 of the total) published between 2005 and…
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Roche linked to doctor praising drug in the media
Crikey.com, a news Web site based in Melbourne, Australia, calls our attention to some recent reporting about Mabthera, a drug…
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Lathrop to oversee public databases in Dallas
AHCJ member Daniel Lathrop, who has been the chief digital strategist for InvestigateWest since its July 2009 launch, will be…
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Welcome to the latest journalists to join AHCJ
AHCJ welcomes these new members: Alsy Acevedo, reporter, El Sentinel-Orlando Sentinel Communications; Orlando, Fla. Robin Adams, senior reporter, The Ledger;…
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PR specialist: Health journalists have critical role
Health journalists may be surprised to find support from Paul Oestreicher, a marketing communications consultant and adjunct professor at New…
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WebMD, Eli Lilly and a quiz about depression
Sen. Chuck Grassley, the prolific writer of public letters who often assumes the mantle of health consumer advocate, is at…
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Kidney swap connects six in small Mo. town
Joy Robertson of KOLR-Springfield, Mo., tells the story of the coincidences and generosity that led to six residents of Licking,…
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ProPublica guides reporters to check local boards
For those of you who have followed the ongoing investigation ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber have done into nurses…