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medicine
“Economy Class Syndrome” Debunked
Personal blood-clot narrative makes for bad science writing in Washington Post
By Curtis Brainard Feb 10, 2012 at 04:55 PM
Telling a first-person story about a health problem is a popular frame in medical writing, and it can be effective... More
Covering the animal within
Zoobiquity promotion belies activity in comparative medicine
By Curtis Brainard Jun 14, 2012 at 03:00 PM
The promo machine for an upcoming book, Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing,... More
Critical Juncture for HuffPo Science
With new section, David Freeman has an opportunity to raise the bar
By Curtis Brainard Jan 13, 2012 at 12:00 PM
The Huffington Post’s announcement last week that it had launched a new section intended to be a “one-stop shop for... More
Take a beat
Media pump too much news from heart association meeting, critic says
By Curtis Brainard Nov 12, 2012 at 03:00 PM
More than 10,000 stories came out of the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA), which took place in... More
The value of skepticism
Why science reporters should question research
By Curtis Brainard Oct 9, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Skepticism has earned a bad name in recent years thanks to those who doubt the consensus that human industry is... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
Josh Barro, the loneliest Republican
What to make of the 28-year-old columnist’s contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers
Dowd and Fournier and countless others who have launched similar complaints are asking, “Why aren’t we getting what we were promised?”
Elizabeth Spiers on launching media brands
What do news publications need to do to adapt to digital? Any publication you see doing it really well?
Wolf Blitzer and other journalists should leave God out of natural disasters
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
