A large body of research shows how journalists’ jobs can pose a risk to their mental health. We searched these studies for tips on preventing and addressing the stress and trauma of reporting the news.
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The story of how systemic racism took root in policy and addiction treatment dates back to the 1800s. Disparities persist today in the prescription of methadone and buprenorphine. Here’s what history and research reveal.
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Although drugmakers have begun testing COVID-19 vaccines in children, many questions and concerns remain. These research studies provide journalists with background and sources to report on an ongoing story.
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A tip about Indiana’s largest nursing home system leads an investigative team to expose how public hospital officials in Indiana exploited the Medicaid program’s lax oversight.
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“I find that deliberately prospecting for stories can be less productive than just going out and listening to what people have to say,” says Dan Diamond, who shares some tips for reporting a stellar story.
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The Biden administration opened the online health insurance marketplace for a special enrollment period that now extends through Aug. 15. Here are some tips for covering that story.
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“Anytime we have chronic underrepresentation of any given population, we’re not going to understand the medical needs and how the proposed treatments will work for that population,” says Dr. Julie K. Silver.
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As newsrooms cover COVID-19 and its impacts on groups disproportionately affected by the disease, journalists often overlook or give less attention to the LGBTQ population.
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“Economic effects of COVID-19 have been enormous on LGBTQ people, so it’s not just a viral reality,” says Dr. Perry Halkitis, dean of Rutgers’ School of Public Health, whose research focuses on LGBTQ populations. “It’s a social reality. It’s an economic reality. It’s a psychological reality.”
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Alice Fleerackers had already been looking at how online news stories portray uncertainty around science when the pandemic hit. She decided to turn her attention to the use of preprints.
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