Articles

‘I’d essentially planned to do a story about dying people with no real hope of a cure acting as guinea pigs.’

A journalist reminds us about how tricky putting ‘facts’ into perspective can be.

A medical editor’s book provides advice and guidance for journalists.

Never use the word “miracle.” Leave that to ministers, mayonnaise-makers and sports-writers. Don’t use “breakthrough.” Breakthroughs are infrequent and this word, like controversy, is so overused that it has lost…

A journalist tracks where and how a medical story began and how its content came to be exaggerated.

A reporter explores connections between increased rates of cancer and the changing lifestyle of Alaska Natives.

A newspaper links forces with TV and radio to inform the community about the causes and consequences of this disease.

‘It puts the journalist in the position of challenging the source directly, a position no reporter or editor finds comfortable.’

‘If some of the embedded U.S. journalists are showboating, the anchors home are cheering them on.’

An editorial writer describes her role in helping readers understand the issues.