1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved.
The Crisis In Drug Development Bryan Thompson – Reporter, Producer J. Schafer – Editor Laura Lorson – Editor
2. List date(s) this work was published or aired.
7/12/2010
3. Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
The story explores why so many potential new treatments are never brought to market, and what federal authorities are doing to overcome these roadblocks.
4. Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
Most of the information in this story came from interviews conducted at a conference to explore this issue. I also did some online research for general background purposes to get a better understanding of the issues before writing the story.
5. Explain types of human sources used.
Roy Jensen, M.D. – Director, University of Kansas Cancer Center Kathleen Sebelius – Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Hamburg – FDA Commissioner Francis Collins – Director, National Institutes of Health
6. Results (if any).
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7. Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
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8. Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
Find a way to get three of the top health officials in the federal government to come to you, and then it's relatively easy to take it from there!