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How I Did It
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Investigative journalist wins Pulitzer for Mississippi series on Medicaid fraud
Anna Wolfe’s multi-year-investigation into misspent Medicaid funds resulted in Wolfe winning the Pulitzer Prize in the local news category for…
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Florida reporter tackles state surgeon general’s COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
In October 2022, Tampa Bay Times health care reporter Chris O’Donnell covered the controversial decision by Florida’s surgeon general, Joseph…
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How journalists found that some telehealth startups share patient information with social media trackers
In September 2022, I wrote about how journalists with The Markup found that many hospital websites were sharing patients’ medical…
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Lessons learned from reporting on sex trafficking survivor stories
When reporter Sandy West took on an assignment to cover a Texas program that offers comprehensive mental and physical health services…
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How to use health equity data to cover access to COVID‑19 rapid tests
When the Biden Administration rolled out two COVID-19 rapid tests programs in mid-January, Kaiser Health News reporters Victoria Knight and…
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Award-winning journalist explains how to build meaningful connections with sources
Emily Woodruff, a health care reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, was recognized as one of the winners…
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How an investigation gave voice to people whose bionic eye implants went obsolete
What happens to users of cutting-edge implants when the only company that makes the technology runs out of money? That’s…
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Managing reporter burnout during the pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic, almost every health reporter I’ve talked with has experienced both the professional thrill of…
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How one investigative reporter took a local approach to covering COVID-19
Many journalists are searching for new ways to report on the impact of COVID-19. One approach is to mine public…
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How I Did It: Marilynn Marchione concludes an impressive career in medical writing
Marilynn Marchione was the Associated Press’s chief medical writer for the last 10 years of her long career in journalism.…
