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An Education in How to Cover the Issues

In eight days, journalists gain knowledge and experience that improves coverage.

Lead Poisoning: A Failed Response and Sick Children

A team of reporters and a photographer tackle a familiar story with a new approach.

Reporting on America’s Widening Racial Health Gap

Using computer-assisted reporting, The Plain Dealer found the fault lines.

A Reporter Decides to Testify, Then Decides Against It

Students ask him, ‘Is a journalist not a human being?’

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.

The Anthrax Attacks

A journalist assesses what went wrong in coverage of this story.

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…

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….’

Alcoholism: Its Origins, Consequences and Costs

A reporter’s journey into this story results in lessons learned—and a Pulitzer Prize.

Examining the Content of Health Care Reporting

Neither the health care system nor policies creating it receive coverage they deserve.