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Why journalists should follow bird flu closely in coming months
As you look for infectious disease stories (other than COVID-19), consider getting up to speed on avian flu, which could worsen this…
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4 tips for reporting on press releasesabout new study results for drugs
Many reporters on the health beat face tight deadlines to publish stories based on press releases from the pharmaceutical industry…
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Author Tracy Kidder and physician to the homeless Jim O’Connell to keynote HJ23
COLUMBIA — Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder and Boston physician Jim O’Connell, the subject of Kidder’s new book, will keynote…
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A niche mental health newsroom eyes expansion
MindSiteNews.org is one of the nation’s only news organization exclusively covering mental health. Launched in September 2021, it’s an outgrowth…
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Why race equity plans matter and how to report on them
Dallas is among cities, counties and other local governments that have recently adopted race equity plans. In the 2022-2023 goals and metrics…
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Applications open for Health Journalism 2023 fellowships
With the support of AHCJ’s generous funders, financial assistance will be available to a limited number of journalists who wish…
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NPR journalist offers storytelling tips from her caregiving podcast
When longtime NPR journalist Kitty Eisele became a full-time caregiver for her dad, she found herself unprepared for the medical,…
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Journalist offers tips for investigating private equity firms
Editor’s note: This is the second of two posts on covering private equity.Lack of transparency is a giant hurdle in…
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Why it’s important to cover hospitals suing patients over medical debt
Recent news shows the need for health care journalists to investigate the aggressive measures hospitals use when patients can’t pay…
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Journalists intensify coverage of the harms of private equity
Critical coverage of private equity firms — which buy companies and restructure their operations in order to quickly sell them…
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