Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: This week's new job listings, plus King v. Burwell webinar

June 4, 2015

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Job Listings

U.S. Health Reporter, DailyMail.com (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

U.S. Health Editor, DailyMail.com (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Writer/Editor - Public Health, Karna
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: 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

Web Producer, Men's Health 
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Content Editor - Health & Lifestyle, EatingWell
Location: Shelburne, VT
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print/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

Health & Education Beat, Kentucky New Era
Location: Hopkinsville, KY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print/Online

Associate Editor - Health Affairs, Project HOPE
Location: Bethesda, MD
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print/Online

Junior Health Writer, Quantumrun
Location: Remote availability
Status: Part-Time
Job Type: Online

Reporter, Health & Medical, The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. 
Location: Cleveland, OH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Healthcare Policy/Politics Reporter, Modern Healthcare
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Associate Editor, Everyday Health 
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Managing Editor - Healthy Living, Answers.com 
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online

Health Reporter, Boston Globe
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Freelance Reporter, Healthy Living Magazine
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Status: Freelance
Job Type: Online

Associate Editor - 66608, School of Medicine’s Office of Communication & Public Affairs - Stanford University
Location: Stanford, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Science Writer- 66606, School of Medicine’s Office of Communication & Public Affairs - Stanford University
Location: Stanford, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

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

Health & Medical Content Reviewer, LIVESTRONG.com
Location: Santa Monica, CA (telecommute)
Status: Part-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

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: Will the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on King v. Burwell effectively dismantle the Affordable Care Act and its broad expansion of health coverage in this country? Or will the law’s latest legal challenge ultimately be defeated? With the court’s decision expected in late June, we’ve convened a top-notch panel of experts to provide journalists and policymakers with essential context, legal understanding and story ideas for this historic case. The webinar will deepen participants’ understanding of the legal arguments at play; highlight the profound implications for patients, and outline compelling story ideas, regardless of how the court rules. Register here.

When: June 16, 2015, from 10 to 11 a.m. PT (1 to 2 p.m. ET).

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.