Articles

A Reporter Decides to Testify, Then Decides Against It

Students ask him, ‘Is a journalist not a human being?’
March 15, 2003
Bill Berkeley

Public Health Reporting: After September 11th, It’s More Difficult

Important stories aren’t getting told, sources are hard to reach, and what was once public is now considered secret.
March 15, 2003
Madeline Drexler

The Anthrax Attacks

A journalist assesses what went wrong in coverage of this story.
March 15, 2003
Patricia Thomas

Preparing for Bioterrorism Reporting

RELATED ARTICLE“The Anthrax Attacks”– Patricia ThomasIndividual reporters and the profession are adapting to a world where bioterrorism is no longer unthinkable. Some journalism schools have instituted courses such as “Covering…
March 15, 2003
Patricia Thomas

The Public Health Beat: What Is It? Why Is It Important?

‘To follow a public health story is to feel the classic pull of a mystery….’
March 15, 2003
M.A.J. McKenna

Alcoholism: Its Origins, Consequences and Costs

A reporter’s journey into this story results in lessons learned—and a Pulitzer Prize.
March 15, 2003
Eric Newhouse

Examining the Content of Health Care Reporting

Neither the health care system nor policies creating it receive coverage they deserve.
March 15, 2003
Felicia Mebane

Frustrations on the Frontlines of the Health Beat

News organizations need to find spaces ‘to be homes for stories that are now often orphaned.’
March 15, 2003
Andrew Holtz

Useful Lessons From Reporting the Anthrax Story

A journalist describes what happened and shares what he learned.
March 15, 2003
Sanjay Bhatt

Covering the Quality of Health Care: A Resource Guide for Journalists

In 1997, about a half-dozen journalists gathered in Chicago one September weekend to form the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). The founders shared a vision that such a group…
March 15, 2003
Melinda Voss