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Digging Beneath What Is Said to Be the Truth

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

Using a Weblog to Track War Coverage

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

Transforming Medical Science Into Public Policy

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

Is Stem Cell Reporting Telling the Real Story?

A journalist says that media coverage of stem cells and cloning is repeating the mistakes the press made during the dot-com bubble.

Covering Ethical Debates About Medical Issues

Journalists in Nebraska played a role in informing people about the complexities of the science and ethics of medical research.

Reporting the Cloning Story: From Hype to Healthy Skepticism

Journalists can produce stronger stories by scrutinizing the motives, finances and personalities of researchers.

Mental Illness: Reporting on Maine’s Most Vulnerable Children

Doctors and social workers said she’d ‘never be able to tell the story.’ She did.

Investigating What Goes Wrong in Medicine

After 30 years of doing this, a reporter passes along lessons—some serious, some not so serious.

Acting as Watchdog on Cancer Research

A small newsletter can create big waves with its long and complicated stories.

A Lengthy Legal Battle to Gain Access to Public Documents

A Delaware newspaper tries to obtain data about the state’s criminal justice system.