June 01, 2009
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The first seminar of the California Broadcast Fellowship this weekend elicited debate on many health-related topics. But the future of news -- how multimedia and Twitter alongside shrinking... more
June 01, 2009
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Two new swine flu developments today remind us that this pandemic is still very much with us, despite its near-absence lately in the mainstream media. Reuters... more
June 01, 2009
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Don't you want to help this woman out?
Renata Celona lost both of her parents at a young age, victims of high blood pressure, the second leading preventable cause of death. ... more
May 30, 2009
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What happens when 20 health journalists walk in to a convenience store in downtown Los Angeles and ask about buying tetracycline without a prescription?
May 30, 2009
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Kelley Weiss, a health care reporter at Capital Public Radio in Sacramento, is one of this year's California Broadcast... more
May 30, 2009
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According to a Pew Internet and American Life social networking survey, 35% of online adults had... more
May 29, 2009
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Investigative reporting on a deadline is all about having a great Rolodex.
ABC News' Lisa Stark says, "The key thing about sources is that you need them as much, if not more when you do... more
May 29, 2009
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Lack of primary care and attention to chronic disease are the real ills of the health care system, panelists said at a seminar on health care reform for California Broadcast Fellows.
Anthony... more
May 29, 2009
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Mark Katches is the deputy managing editor for projects at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He leads a team of reporters who have been watch-dogging the use... more
May 28, 2009
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Robert Bazell doesn't mince his words when it comes to what he thinks makes good journalism. The three-time Emmy winner and NBC News' chief science and health correspondent doesn't put much stock... more
May 28, 2009
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In a world of sound bites, 140-character reports and information overdose on the Internet, news about health often doesn't get all the airtime it deserves. The first session of a seminar for... more
May 28, 2009
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When does it make sense to tamper with a time-released medication? If the drug is a controlled substance, like the painkiller OxyContin... more
May 27, 2009
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Writer, editor and blogger Angilee Shah is live-blogging the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships seminar for broadcasters taking place May 28-31 in Los Angeles. She's also on... more
May 25, 2009
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The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't issue policy statements all that often. When it does, the statements tend to be deeply researched and full of fodder for future stories. That's the case... more
May 25, 2009
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It's a common complaint among police officers. In the wake of television shows like CSI, the public expects too much. They think that cops can lift a 30-year-old fingerprint off a Pabst Blue... more
