Tag
violence
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Fall summit speaker Jessica Beard targets more empathetic, ethical coverage of gun violence
Dr. Jessica Beard answers AHCJ Board President Felice Freyer’s questions during the lunch talk Q&A. (Photo by Erica Tricarico)If reporters…
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Registration opens Monday for Chicago summit on violence as a public health issue
Approximately 45,222 Americans died from gun-related injuries in 2020, the highest recorded number in U.S. history, according to recent CDC…
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Intersection of mental health, law enforcement complex, changing
A Philadelphia police officer’s recent, fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., as he wielded a knife, dramatized how, according…
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Covering gun violence as a public health problem requires nuance
As journalists, we focus on the increasingly common phenomenon of mass shootings. They are appalling, they are terrifying and we…
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Reporter’s resource focuses on responsible mass shootings coverage
As I write this post, I can’t even recall what the most recent mass shooting was. I know it wasn’t…
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October workshop will explore how urban life affects health
The first lady of New York will keynote AHCJ’s Urban Health Journalism Workshop in October. Chirlane McCray, the founder of…
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Have a plan before tragic news breaks, Las Vegas reporter says
Reporters everywhere increasingly must cover mass violence and other chaotic situations, and should make a plan before any news erupts,…
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Major public health journal opens access to gun violence studies
If you’ve had trouble as a reporter getting access to major public health studies on gun violence, get ready to…
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One bad stat can spoil the bunch – another cautionary tale
Recently I wrote about the need to check citations when covering a study that triggers mental alarm bells, such as…
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Public health experts discuss ‘infectious nature’ of violence at #AHCJ17
What happens if we stop treating violence as a problem of crime and morality – and start treating it as…