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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

Useful Lessons From Reporting the Anthrax Story

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

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

Why Reporters and Editors Get Health Coverage Wrong

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

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

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

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

Journalism Is Failing in Its Coverage of Global AIDS

‘The worst global pandemic since the Black Death of the Middle Ages receives less media attention than a World Cup soccer match.’
March 15, 2003

The Roles Journalists Played During the Balkan War

‘… this book is a welcomed reminder of how journalism can be a noble calling, but also a foul profession.’
March 15, 2003

War Reporting: How Should Civilian Casualties Be Reported?

A veteran journalist looks at other wars to help journalists understand the value of this reporting and how best to cover them.
March 15, 2003