Freelancers get 8 tips on selling related stories to multiple markets #ahcj15
At the Health Journalism 2015 session, “Freelance: Re-slant and resell ideas to multiple markets,” panelists offered eight tips for turning a story idea into multiple articles for various publications....
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Despite progress fighting HIV, most vulnerable still at risk #ahcj15
Pia Christensen/AHCJSharon Hillier, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, discusses the pre-exposure prophylaxis pill, or PrEP, which can help prevent HIV infection. HIV...
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Journalists get guidance on navigating HIPAA rules #ahcj15
Pia Christensen/AHCJJan Emerson-Shea, vice president of external affairs for the California Hospital Association, guides journalists in how to work with hospitals and patient privacy laws at Health...
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Family caregivers face increasing stress, health issues #ahcj15
Family caregivers of older adults are increasingly experiencing stress-related effects of caring for loved ones and may be putting their own health at risk, according to aging and policy experts on the...
View ArticleReporters get the inside story on reader-supported journalism #ahcj15
In traditional publishing, freelancers know there’s lot of waiting. Pitch an idea and wait. Report, write, and submit your article. And wait again. Send a bill. And wait some more. Crowdfunding offers...
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Panelists urge journalists to report on how vaccines save lives #ahcj15
Pia Christensen/AHCJRebecca Plevin, a health reporter at KPCC Southern California Public Radio, includes in her stories the fact that there’s no scientific evidence backing up claims that vaccines are...
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From #ahcj15 back to the beat: Covering disparities in health
At a conference, it all seems easy. So many ideas, so many enthusiastic colleagues, so many potential stories. Kris Hickman/AHCJ Lisa Aliferis, editor of KQED-San Francisco’s health blog, asks a...
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Health journalists gathered for training, networking in Silicon Valley #ahcj15
Nearly 700 people attended Health Journalism 2015, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists. The gathering, in California’s Silicon Valley in late April, provided journalists...
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Illnesses, injuries linked to medical devices a ripe area for investigation...
CDC/ James ArcherAn outbreak of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) was linked to dirty duodenoscopes. Most medical devices marketed in the United States do not need formal approval from the...
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President’s Corner: Stark reflects on conference, latest AHCJ developments
Photo: Kris Hickman/AHCJAbraham Verghese Health Journalism 2015 made me smarter. I’ll give two examples. First, there was the pleasure of listening to Abraham Verghese, physician and master...
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