Freelancers
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AHCJ’s new Freelance Center leader to expand services, resources
Barbara Mantel, an independent, award-winning journalist based in New York, will lead AHCJ’s efforts to expand its resources and services…
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AHCJ announces winners of 2020 health journalism contest
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the Association of Health Care Journalists’ 2020 journalism contest, reflecting how…
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Legislation update: The PRO Act passes the House and is now in the Senate
Recently, the House passed the PRO Act (H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021). This legislation is…
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Year in review: What journalists have been reading
It is perhaps little surprise that the most-read blog posts on Covering Health this year were almost exclusively about the…
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Get ready to take part in AHCJ’s first Virtual Freelance PitchFest
AHCJ’s annual Freelance PitchFest is going virtual for 2020. With our annual conference having been postponed, AHCJ has searched for…
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Two more medical organizations recognize AHCJ membership as credential
Photo: Luis Quintero via Pexels The Association of Health Care Journalists has secured two recent successes in its ongoing effort…
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Journalist offers advice on breaking news in the time of COVID-19
The National Institutes of Health last month halted a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine for use in treating COVID-19 patients. The…
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Freelancers, be wary of assignment scams by email
In recent weeks, many freelance writers have received the same email — a consultant says she needs help with a…
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Good time to keep careful track of freelance payments
For some of AHCJ’s freelancers, payment issues were already a hassle before 2020. Now they may be even more difficult,…
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AHCJ beat-reporting award winner and freelancer targets military health care
Health care issues in the military are becoming increasingly important to uncover, especially as the nation watches the response to…
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