The Second Opinion
Policing the food police (part 1):
the assault on salt
Covering government efforts to improve the nation’s eating habits is more complicated than it seems
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Feb 28, 2013 at 12:11 PM
This is the first installment in an occasional series that will examine media coverage of public initiatives aimed at ending... More
Healthcare costs: A moment of clarity
Steve Brill stands his ground on ABC
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 27, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Bravo for Steve Brill! His appearance on ABC's This Week was a rare example of a guest on a... More
Medicare Uncovered: What’s in a name?
The GOP puts some new lipstick on an old idea: vouchers
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 26, 2013 at 03:08 PM
National Journal's Margot Sanger-Katz picked up a juicy Washington tidbit worth passing on to healthcare reporters and interested readers.... More
The Big Boys: An affordability puzzle
Healthcare Insurers push a one-sided meme, and the press runs with it
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 25, 2013 at 03:00 PM
During the long debate over health reform, one issue barely discussed was whether the Americans who would be required... More
Exchange Watch: growing pains in Connecticut
Is the state’s model insurance plan unaffordable?
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 19, 2013 at 10:59 AM
On October 1, state health insurance exchanges throughout the country, called Health Insurance Marketplaces, will start enrolling people eligible... More
Caveat emptor: You’re on your own with those vitamins
In absence of oversight, journalists should warn consumers of risks as well as benefits
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Feb 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM
The popular health story of the past week, picked up from ABC News to Yahoo and across the gamut of... More
Medicare Uncovered: What the president said, and didn’t say
The search for hidden meanings in the reform rhetoric
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 14, 2013 at 10:59 AM
The president's State of the Union message may have sort of resolved the question: "Will he or won't he... More
Here comes the National Nurse (maybe)
A new bill seeks to elevate nursing, which could lift healthcare. Reporters might take note
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Feb 11, 2013 at 11:27 AM
A few days ago, the unlikely congressional team of Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, and Peter King,... More
Medicare Uncovered: parsing Senator Corker’s big bill
A primer for reporters on a significant bill
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 5, 2013 at 02:50 PM
This is the third of a series of occasional "Medicare Uncovered" posts that will look at how the media are... More
Medicare Uncovered: Corker and his bill
The press needs to move out of its comfort zone
By Trudy Lieberman Feb 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM
This is the second of a series of occasional "Medicare Uncovered" posts that will look at how the media are... More
Can mental healthcare curb gun violence?
Some strong coverage takes a good look at that question, and reflects a shift in how we discuss mental illness
By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Feb 1, 2013 at 02:50 PM
In another lifetime, I did PR for Big Pharma and flacked for some of the biggest names in academic medicine... More
Incredible shrinking insurance co-ops
Congress gives a gift to the insurance companies. Time for the press to take note
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 29, 2013 at 11:02 AM
When negotiators wrapped up their fiscal cliff negotiations, among the quiet casualties were insurance co-ops, which had been hailed... More
The Big Boys: Aetna’s dubious rationale
for raising rates
Needed—a closer look at insurers’ sob stories
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 28, 2013 at 11:20 AM
This is the second of an occasional series of posts called "The Big Boys," which will examine how the media... More
A kids’ magazine takes on obesity
A laurel to ChopChop
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 23, 2013 at 03:15 PM
Every now and then a throwback to the legacy media comes along and reminds us that not all of... More
The Big Boys: hospitals and their pricing muscles
Three newspaper investigations show that consolidation leads to higher costs for patients
By Trudy Lieberman Jan 21, 2013 at 06:50 AM
This is the first of an occasional series of posts called "The Big Boys," which will examine how the media... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
