Articles

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

Why Reporters and Editors Get Health Coverage Wrong

Health journalists need and want special training.
March 15, 2003
Melinda Voss

AIDS in Africa: A Story That Must Be Told

Reporters confront significant barriers, imposed by governments, editors and their own experiences, to accurately portray this health crisis.
March 15, 2003
Huntly Collins

Reporting on HIV/AIDS in Kenya

‘Medical experts are not willing to release the information to the media because they fear rebuttal from government authorities….’
March 15, 2003
Joseph Ngome

Documenting the Plague of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

By photographing this disease’s devastation, James Nachtwey appeals ‘to stop the madness, lend a hand, restore humanity.’
March 15, 2003
James Nachtwey