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Election coverage lessons on Medicaid expansion, abortion, medical debt and dental insurance
South Dakota voters approve amendment to state constitution to expand access to Medicaid (Source: Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions:…
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A livability index tool for reporting on ‘age-friendliness’ of cities and communities
Photo by Greta Hoffman via pexels. The AARP Livability Index is a valuable tool for journalists who want to take a…
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More meaningful coverage of firearm violence requires ‘radical empathy’
Photo: Erica Tricarico Yvonne Latty, professor at Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication, listens during the Q&A at…
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How I Did It: A question about alcohol deaths in New Mexico became a multi-part investigation
When journalist Ted Alcorn visited an alcohol detox center in Gallup, New Mexico, he had little idea his reporting on…
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Red flag gun laws: Dig deeper to find stories that matter
Photo: Erica TricaricoJonathan Davis, executive director of the Baltimore Crisis Response; Shannon Frattaroli, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg…
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October Lunch and Learn: Staying Organized
Finding success as a freelancer is more than pitching and publishing enough stories to pay the mortgage. Freelancing is a…
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Experts who work with children affected by gun violence say coverage lacks nuance
Kathryn Bocanegra, assistant professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, listening to panelist Arturo Carrillo, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., director of health and…
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How to avoid onerous freelance contracts
Over the years, I’ve noticed that contracts I have been asked to sign have gotten longer and more complex. I…
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CMS cracks down on the nation’s poorest-performing nursing homes
Photo by Ulrich Joho via flickr. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is increasing scrutiny and…
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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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