Journalist’s Trade

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

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

At The Burlington Free Press, a reporter persists in unearthing stories that doctors don’t want told.

‘If you already are a skilled reporter and writer, the transition to medical journalism should be relatively easy.’

With images and words, a journalist tells the story of a tribe’s effort to prevent and control Type II diabetes.

With computer-assisted reporting: Think small and big.

“The chasm between medical journalists and physicians appears mostly to be one of ignorance rather than conflicting interests or malice,” writes Terry L. Schraeder, who for 10 years worked as…

A doctor who was a medical journalist tries to understand why journalists don’t trust their sources and sources don’t trust reporters.

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

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