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Spring 2009: Words & Reflections Introduction

News Photography in Afghanistan, Climate Change and Politics, and Economic Calamity and Coverage

Investigating What Harms People—As an Independent Reporter

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter writes about ‘hurdles to obtain meager funding or to overcome editors’ reluctance to support the stories’—and offers suggestions.

Medical and Public Health Concerns: Off-Limits in the Russian Press

‘The problem facing public health reporters is not the police; it’s a medical system with little transparency and fear of unemployment.’

Probing Toxic Plastics at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In “Chemical Fallout: A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report,” Susanne Rust and Meg Kissinger, reporters at this metro newspaper, explored in depth the evidence that long-term health effects may be caused…

Investigating Medical and Health Issues: Introduction

If data talked, oh, the stories they could tell. Today, enterprising reporters are “listening” to what data can tell them. By harnessing technology’s tools, they dig with increasing speed and…

What Happens When No One Is Watching?

When Congress relinquishes its oversight role of the Food and Drug Administration, the press reduces its watchdog role when it comes to drug safety.

Spreading the News

RELATED ARTICLE“Toppling the ‘Big Three’—Medical Care, Behavior and Genes” – Madeline DrexlerDuring the past year, more than 400 outreach groups and other organizations have convened thousands of events centered on…

Spring 2009: Introduction

At the crossroad of old journalism and new media, digital news entrepreneurs lead us on voyages of discovery into new media. From MinnPost to MediaStorm, these entities are using visual…

An Online Database Reveals Health Hazards

Using the Environmental Protection Agency’s data, The Center for Public Integrity finds reason to be concerned about some pesticides found in familiar products.

Using Social Media to Reach Young Readers

In reporting on a case of a police informant who’d been murdered, the Tallahassee Democrat relied on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and text messages to get its reporting to young readers.