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1. February 10, 2012 04:55 PM

   “Economy Class Syndrome” Debunked

   Personal blood-clot narrative makes for bad science writing in Washington Post

   By Curtis Brainard

   Telling a first-person story about a health problem is a popular frame in medical writing, and it can be effective as long as the author adheres to the principles of high quality, evidence-based reporting. An article on the front page of The Washington Post’s Health section in mid-January demonstrated how the personal narrative can go very wrong, however. In the...

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2. October 16, 2012 03:38 PM

   Stories I’d like to see

   Electoral legal minefields, baseball contracts, and airline woes

   By Steven Brill

   In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have received insufficient media attention. This article was originally published on Reuters.com. 1. The Election Day legal battlefield: We need all kinds of coverage of the legal Armageddon that we may face on Election Day and the morning after. Assuming...

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