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Powerful Alzheimer’s narrative nets radio documentary award
When done well, there may be no better medium for storytelling than radio. When vivid narrative is paired powerful audio, “There’s something about sound that puts our imaginations to work, making us...
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Panels, key speakers announced for Health Journalism 2015
California’s Silicon Valley – an intersection of health and technology – will be home to Health Journalism 2015, AHCJ’s annual conference scheduled for April 23-26. Abraham Verghese Convening at the...
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Health Journalism 2015 agenda covers gamut of health care
Pia Christensen/AHCJAHCJ President Karl Stark, the assistant managing editor, business, health and science at The Philadelphia Inquirer, gives tips on covering hospital finance at Health Journalism...
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Webcast: Tips for pitching to top publications
March 27, 1 p.m. ET A big feature in a glossy magazine can bring more than financial rewards. Writing for top publications strengthens your platform and boosts your chances of receiving a prestigious...
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What AHCJ’s conferences, social media and a dog’s blog have to do with...
Photo: Joseph BurnsRoscoe, the key to a recent freelance assignment. My dog helped me land a freelance assignment recently. Actually, my dog’s blogs (he has two) helped me get the gig. To be honest, my...
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6 tips to find success writing for trade publications #ahcj15
Pia Christensen/AHCJPeggy Peck, of MedPage Today, offers her advice on writing for trade publications during a panel moderated by Bob Finn, right, and featuring Rabiya Tuma, left, and Dan Keller. Top...
View ArticleFreelancers 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....
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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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...
View ArticleLatest jobs, awards and other news about AHCJ members
The latest report on AHCJ members’ awards, fellowships, job changes and other news includes Alicia F. Ault, Eileen Beal, Sheri Fink, Kenny Goldberg, Markian Hawryluk, Sandra Jordan, Bridget M. Kuehn,...
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Fellowship allows journalist to dig into what drives oncologists out of...
Any health care journalist covering the business side of physician practices knows that doctors in private practice often struggle. Health plans and the federal Medicare program make it difficult for...
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Fellowships on medical research can take your reporting further
One of the best ways to become skilled in reporting on medical research is to immerse yourself in the experience of learning from the experts. That is precisely what two different fellowships offered...
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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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Freelancers face unique conflict-of-interest dilemmas
Photo: Yan Arief Purwanto via Flickr Previously, Covering Health has addressed two kinds of potential conflicts of interest that health journalists should watch out for: those of journal article...
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How one reporter re-purposed her broadcast, online work for a new audience
Joanne Silberner Joanne Silberner did a heavily reported series of radio stories and web posts on cancer in developing countries in 2013. In 2014, Robert Lott, deputy editor of the health policy...
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Story about reconstructive surgery for soldiers was no ‘quick hit’
Photo: U.S. Army via FlickrLiza Gross looked at how war spurs innovation in medicine in a magazine piece about the state of the art in facial reconstructive surgery for badly wounded soldiers. With...
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How an AHCJ workshop sparked a prominent NYT science story
Photo: Hilary Swift for The New York TimesPhotographer Hilary Swift’s compelling images of Wyoming accompany Beil’s piece on suicide rates in rural America. Are workshops really worth your time? You...
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Here’s how one journalist discovered the rush to robotic surgery was ahead of...
Photo: Fort Belvoir Community Hospital via Flickr What does it take to write an award-winning article? For Richard Mark Kirkner, the process involved finding the right idea, pursuing the reporting...
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Journalists explain how freelancers can add audio, video to boost pitches –...
Photo: Pia Christensen/AHCJ Seeing Spike Lee’s 2006 documentary about how Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans was transformative for independent journalist Andrea King Collier. “When I saw Spike...
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Freelancers weigh in on what it takes to successfully write a book at #AHCJ17
Photo: Len Bruzzese/AHCJFreelance journalists take notes during a panel that focused on writing books. “Can you afford to write a book?” This question keeps many journalists awake at night. It also...
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