A Hard Look Finds a Network Script Fades to Blah By Mervin Block• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 A journalist tracks where and how a medical story began and how its content came to be exaggerated. Read more
Weighing Anecdotal Evidence Against the Studies By Diana Campbell• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 A reporter explores connections between increased rates of cancer and the changing lifestyle of Alaska Natives. Read more
‘Living With Cancer’ By Lois Wilson• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 A newspaper links forces with TV and radio to inform the community about the causes and consequences of this disease. Read more
Digging Beneath What Is Said to Be the Truth By Philip J. Hilts• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 ‘It puts the journalist in the position of challenging the source directly, a position no reporter or editor finds comfortable.’ Read more
Transforming Medical Science Into Public Policy By Barbara Egbert• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 An editorial writer describes her role in helping readers understand the issues. Read more
Is Stem Cell Reporting Telling the Real Story? By Neil Munro• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 A journalist says that media coverage of stem cells and cloning is repeating the mistakes the press made during the dot-com bubble. Read more
Covering Ethical Debates About Medical Issues By Kathleen Rutledge• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 Journalists in Nebraska played a role in informing people about the complexities of the science and ethics of medical research. Read more
Reporting the Cloning Story: From Hype to Healthy Skepticism By Aaron Zitner• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 Journalists can produce stronger stories by scrutinizing the motives, finances and personalities of researchers. Read more
Acting as Watchdog on Cancer Research By Paul Goldberg• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 A small newsletter can create big waves with its long and complicated stories. Read more
Investigating What Goes Wrong in Medicine By Paul Lieberman• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2003 After 30 years of doing this, a reporter passes along lessons—some serious, some not so serious. Read more