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Majority of bloggers call themselves journalists
On his Journalistics blog, Jeremy Porter assessed a recent PRWeek/PR Newswire survey on blogging and online journalism. Attitudes in both…
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Looking up campaign contributions gets easier
The Sunlight Foundation has launched TransparencyData.com, a tool that allows users to filter and download state and federal campaign finance…
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UK reporter gains ground in chiropractor libel suit
UK journalist Simon Singh has gained ground in his ongoing defense against a libel suit leveled by British chiropractors, with…
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Reinhardt called out for conflicts of interest
Bloggers and online journalists (Health Care Renewal, the nytpicker, Business Insider) have noticed that Princeton health economist Uwe Reinhardt, who…
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U.S. global health policy focus of guide
In recognition of the major role global health issues now play in even the most local stories, the Kaiser Family…
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Lieberman: Pollack wrong, reform coverage lacking
Last week, Harold Pollack (bio), a University of Chicago professor who has been contributing to The New Republic‘s The Treatment…
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CMS, HHS unveiling transparency efforts
A beta Medicare Dashboard designed to “use inpatient hospital payment and volume information to visualize trends in the use of…
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AHCJ clarifies statement on medical meeting rules
The Association of Health Care Journalists has posted a clarification to a March announcement concerning restrictions on reporters who cover…
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In 2008, fewer preterm babies, more cesareans
Births in the United States went down nearly 2 percent in 2008, according to new figures [PDF] from the CDC’s…
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Officials struggle with timing of outbreak alerts
The Redding (Calif.) Record Searchlight‘s Ryan Sabalow put together a local take on ongoing inconsistencies in how local health departments…
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