Tag
ethics
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U. Iowa hospitals share patient data with fundraising organization
The Des Moines Register‘s Clark Kauffman opens his investigative report with a simple observation: “University of Iowa Hospitals is giving…
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PLoS Medicine article advocates using legal system to stem ghostwriting
An essay published by PLoS Medicine makes the case that the “guest” authors of ghostwritten articles – typically academic researchers who…
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Medtronic attracts attention from Baucus, Grassley
Readers of Covering Health are likely familiar with medical device manufacturer Medtronic and John Fauber’s coverage of conflicts of interest…
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Peck reports another questionable PR pitch
In the wake of the discussion over whether public relations folks should offer money to journalists to serve on focus…
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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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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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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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Federal agency issues guide to covering suicides
Asserting that safe media reporting is one of the best ways to prevent suicide, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental…
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Journalist makes case against sanitizing disaster coverage
At a time when the ethics of anecdotal and emotion-heavy disaster coverage have come into question, as they tend to…
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Journalists must heed ethics in disaster coverage
A little more than a week after the historic earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency in Japan, journalists are beginning to…