Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Apply for a job at Bloomberg BNA, Everyday Health or Thrillist
June 26, 2015
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Job Listings
Deputy News Director - Environment, Health & Safety, Bloomberg BNA (via mediabistro.com)
Location: Arlington. VA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Senior Associate Editor, Everyday Health, Inc.
Location: New York. NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Editor, Thrillist Media Group
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Care Reporter, Inside Washington Publisher
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Associate Editor, Health Affairs
Location: Bethesda, MD
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print
Healthcare Reporter, NJBIZ (via mediabistro.com)
Location: Somerset, NJ
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Copy Editor - Healthcare, Bloomberg BNA
Location: Arlington, VA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Associate Editor - Impact, Huffington Post
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Senior Editor, Long-Term Living Magazine
Location: Cleveland, OH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Healthcare Reporter, FierceMarkets
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Healthcare Freelance Reporter, Healthy Living Magazines
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Status: Part-Time/Temporary
Job Type: Online/Print
Associate Editor, WhatToExpect.com
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Senior Editor, Dr. Oz - The Good Life
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Broadcast & Online
Senior Editor, Women's Health
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Associate Editor- Health, Time Inc.
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Sr. Editor, American Nurses Association (ANA),
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print/Online
Health & Medicine Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print/Online
Associate Editor - Health Affairs, Project HOPE
Location: Bethesda, MD
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print/Online
Reporter, Health & Medical, The Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
Location: Cleveland, OH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Managing Editor - Healthy Living, Answers.com
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Social Media, Events Editor for Global Health and Development Beat, NPR
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Broadcast
Freelance Writers, Healthline
Location: Remote availability
Status: Temporary, Freelance
Job Type: Online
Senior Editor - Health & Food, The Coveteur
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Health Policy Correspondent, NPR
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Broadcast
Grants & Fellowships
Basic Information: NIHCM Foundation supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans, and that examines emerging health issues and their implications for cost, quality and access. Grants will provide funding for health reporting, educational opportunities for health care reporters, and/or support for documentary films and their public engagement campaigns.
Application Process: Applicants are required to submit an initial letter of inquiry (LOI) describing their project by 5:00 PM EDT on July 23, 2015. Applications are welcome at any time prior to that deadline. LOIs must be submitted using NIHCM’s online entry system and must conform to the required structure.
Basic Information: The Carey Institute for Global Good is dedicated to making a better world by contributing to a strong, educated and just society. One of the most important programs they offer is a residency program for writers who produce in-depth, deeply reported work about important issues – social, political, environmental, health.
Application Process: Individual Fellowships are devoted to particular areas of inquiry – environment, health, agriculture, food, race, ethnicity, politics, etc. Click here for application guidelines and to apply.
Continuing Education
Basic Information: The aim of the specially developed course, written by science journalists Helen Branswell and Martin Enserink, is to help journalists who are covering the epidemic to better report on this infectious disease. It covers basic knowledge about the virus and the disease, and how to fight it. Chapters were included on where to find trustworthy information, on tips and traps in reporting on Ebola and how to stay safe when being in the field.
Availability: The launching of the course, via its own mini-website, was accompanied by three free webinars. The webinars can be accessed through the website for later viewing.
