HJ26 Recap
Scroll down to check out the highlights of Health Journalism 2026 in Minneapolis! Check back daily as we add articles, videos and more.
Inspire Change Clinic CEO Munira Maalimisaq speaks during her plenary session at HJ26. Photo by Zachary Linhares- LA Times Column One Editor Steve Padilla speaks to a crowded room during his HJ26 session “Writing tips you’ll use every day.” Photo by Zachary Linhares
- An HJ26 attendee pitches to Fierce Life Sciences and Healthcare Editor-in-Chief Ayla Ellison at PitchFest. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- KFF Health News Regional Editor Hayat Norimine speaks during the “Market advice (and more) from editors” session at HJ26. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- American Medical Association immediate past president Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., speaks during a plenary at HJ26. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- Tradeoffs Founder and Executive Editor listens to a pitch during PitchFest at HJ26. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- Buffalo Toronto Public Media Disability Reporter Emyle Watkins asks a question at the Inspire Change Clinic during an HJ26 trip to the field. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- Attendees visited Alex Pretti’s memorial on a trip to the field at HJ26. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- Inaugural Sunshine Award winner Bob Herman and AHCJ Right-to-Know Committee Co-chair Joyce Frieden. Photo by Zach Linhares
- Emily P.G. Erickson, an independent mental health journalist, asks New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli a question during her lightning talk. Photo by Kevin Ridder
- An attendee on the HJ26 field trip to Children’s Minnesota takes a selfie with the Ghostbusters. Photo by Kevin Ridder
- HJ26 fellowship awardees speak during Friday’s reception. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- HJ26 attendees listen to “‘The most powerful man in science’: The inside scoop on RFK, Jr.” Photo by Zachary Linhares
- Moderator Eli Cahan asks The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer about his experience interviewing RFK Jr. Photo by Zachary Linhares
- HJ26 attendees take notes during the workshop “How to uncover great medical stories in court.” Photo by Zachary Linhares
- Jessica Horstmann, a family nurse practitioner and mobile health clinic lead at Native American Community Clinic, addressing attendees at HJ26. (Photo by Zachary Linhares)
- Hemi Tewarson, president and executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy, addressing attendees during the “Medicaid work rules are coming. Can states handle it?” panel. (Photo by Zach Linhares)
Conference coverage
Each session that has an associated article will be listed by session title and sorted by date and time in the dropdown menus below. Check the HJ26 program if you’re not sure when a specific session took place.
Recorded sessions
Videos of our largest panels, plenaries and more will be uploaded to YouTube and made available to members and non-members free of charge.
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