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Personal story inspires series on mental illness among people experiencing homelessness
San Diego-based inewsource investigative reporter Jennifer Bowman has tracked policymakers’ responses to the region’s rising count of people with mental…
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AHCJ thanks our volunteer contest judges, sign ups open for 2023
Now in its 19th year, the Association of Health Care Journalists’ annual Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism is…
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A typical workday for freelancer Melba Newsome
For this installment of A Typical Workday, I interviewed independent journalist, writer and editor Melba Newsome. Newsome’s byline has appeared…
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May Lunch and Learn: Writing Profiles
Health journalism provides plenty of compelling content. We tell stories of patients who have mystifying, painful or even incurable conditions,…
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Online privacy violations do real harm to patients
A new study shows third-party tracking occurs on nearly all hospital websites, buttressing recent news coverage about consumers’ loss of…
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5 reports look at causes of health disparities in the U.S.
Stories about health disparities — even ones about CDC statistics — need context about the social causes that contribute to…
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Webinar: Everything reporters need to know about a high-risk bio lab in Kansas
On May 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan,…
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With new hire, AHCJ puts firearm violence and trauma front and center in public health reporting
AHCJ recently welcomed Kaitlin Washburn, a Chicago-based independent health reporter, as the organization’s first firearm violence and trauma HealthBeat leader…
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How nondisclosure agreements stifle reporting about unsafe care
Just as gag orders conceal the activities of sexual predators, they are routinely used to bury instances of poor patient…
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Tips for finding and keeping accountability partners
Freelance journalists usually work alone, often at home, without support from workplace colleagues. Many staff writers now find themselves in…
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