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Constraints on China’s Coverage of SARS

For a variety of reasons, neither the government nor the press handled the medical crisis well.
June 15, 2003

The Emotional Toll of Reporting on a Cancer Trial

‘I’d essentially planned to do a story about dying people with no real hope of a cure acting as guinea pigs.’
June 15, 2003

Helping Reporters Play the Medical Numbers Game

A journalist reminds us about how tricky putting ‘facts’ into perspective can be.
June 15, 2003

Critical Tools for Medical Reporting

A medical editor’s book provides advice and guidance for journalists.
June 15, 2003

A Hard Look Finds a Network Script Fades to Blah

A journalist tracks where and how a medical story began and how its content came to be exaggerated.
June 15, 2003

Weighing Anecdotal Evidence Against the Studies

A reporter explores connections between increased rates of cancer and the changing lifestyle of Alaska Natives.
June 15, 2003

‘Living With Cancer’

A newspaper links forces with TV and radio to inform the community about the causes and consequences of this disease.
June 15, 2003

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.’
June 15, 2003

Using a Weblog to Track War Coverage

‘If some of the embedded U.S. journalists are showboating, the anchors home are cheering them on.’
June 15, 2003

Transforming Medical Science Into Public Policy

An editorial writer describes her role in helping readers understand the issues.
June 15, 2003