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Lead Poisoning: A Failed Response and Sick Children

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

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…

Alcoholism: Its Origins, Consequences and Costs

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

Frustrations on the Frontlines of the Health Beat

News organizations need to find spaces ‘to be homes for stories that are now often orphaned.’

Useful Lessons From Reporting the Anthrax Story

A journalist describes what happened and shares what he learned.

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…

Why Reporters and Editors Get Health Coverage Wrong

Health journalists need and want special training.