Informed, engaged communities for health
Introduction by Croakey: Human rights and health advocates say the Federal Government is risking the lives of refugees being held...
Introduction by Croakey: A Facebook whistleblower has urged the Australian Government to be a global leader on regulation to stem...
Introduction by Croakey: The experiences of nurses across Australia, from regional health centres through to ICUs at the epicentre of...
Introduction by Croakey: In her first speech to Federal Parliament this week, Western Australia’s first female Aboriginal Senator Dorinda Cox...
Introduction by Croakey: Much is heard, rightly and sadly, about bullying and harassment that comes “at a furious pace on...
Introduction by Croakey: Vaccination of 80 percent of the eligible population will not alone be able to suppress the risk...
Introduction by Croakey: World Mental Health Day, and World Mental Health Week in some jurisdictions, have provided a big focus...
Introduction by Croakey: A survey by the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) this week reported that one in five of...
Introduction by Croakey: Disability rights advocates this week expressed shock and concern (see tweets at the bottom of the post)...
Croakey allows for independent voices to resonate in and through virtual time and space. Real people, real voices, real issues with independent oomph – that’s Croakey. Time and again I go to Croakey to understand the politics behind public health because Croakey sorts the wheat from the chaff. There is just one mob of journos to trust with my voice, and it’s the Croakey mob. In the surreal and disconnected world of academia I go to Croakey to get grounded in the real issues.
Dr Mark Lock
Research Fellow, The University of Newcastle
Croakey is a must read for anyone who craves the public health stories that no one else reports. A truly independent and critical voice that both exposes health injustices and champions smart solutions to health inequalities.
Dr Becky Freeman
Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Mental Health Victoria – Croakey Conference News Service coverage of #Lived Experience online forum
Mental Health Victoria, in partnership with the Victorian Healthcare Association, ran an online forum on the importance of embedding the voice of lived experience in mental health system reform.
Croakey journalist Marie McInerney did an exceptional job of covering the event through both real-time social media posts and a written article summarising the discussion and themes that arose during the forum.
Her regular Twitter posts throughout the event generated lively discussion and helped emphasise and elevate the important contributions from the consumer voices.
The article that Marie wrote on the event, titled “Imagine a mental health system that meets the needs of consumers and carers” took the reader on a journey through the forum’s key themes along with images and other media to supplement the discussion. It received very positive feedback from all involved.
Larissa Taylor
Director, Policy, Mental Health Victoria
Croakey Health Media was the official media partner for VicHealth’s Life and Health Reimagined series (2020). Croakey’s indepth coverage of the five-week series amplified the conversation about how we can make life after coronavirus better and healthier for everyone.
Croakey’s coverage included compelling articles about each week’s topic and wrap-ups of the live-streamed events, live tweeting, a Twitter takeover of the @WePublicHealth account and a podcast summarising the series.
Having Croakey as our media partner enabled us to reach a more diverse public health audience and introduced new voices and experts to the discussion. Croakey’s team also generated a lively dialogue on social media about the series, driving debate and frank discussion on the important topic of how do we create a healthier, fairer, better world post-pandemic.
I would highly recommend Croakey Conference News Service to anyone seeking an innovative and collaborative media partner for a conference or event.
Rachel Murphy
VicHealth
One of my favourite things about Croakey is the active engagement of so many people with a passion for equity and public health.
Dr Melissa Sweet
public health journalist and Croakey founder
The Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (21OPCC) is the leading conference in the Oceanic region for anyone who is interested in quality palliative care and end-of-life care, thought-leadership, information, and ideas. Contracting Croakey Media Services for September 2021, ensured PCA maximum media coverage to a wider audience across health, medical and social sectors. Croakey published in-depth news features previewing and promoting the conference, and Croakey journalists live Tweeted the conference across the conference and pre-conference events, contributing to our conference trending on the 9th of September 2021. Croakey also allowed PCA to manage the @WePublicHealth twitter account, which further helped us share the conference to a bigger audience. In total Croakey provided eight articles and an hour-long podcast post-event. Delegates noted the interaction with Croakey as a great asset to the event and it was a pleasure to work with such a committed, talented and diligent group of professionals. Thank you again for your work, and we hope to continue our relationship in years to come.
Kellie Sydlarczuk
National Events Coordinator, Palliative Care Australia
So happy to be creating and coding for such a dedicated, professional and good-humored team.
Mitchell Ward
Artistic Director and web developer at Croakey Health Media
It’s always a delight to see the diversity of issues on Croakey, particularly in health policy and social justice, that you just don’t see anywhere else. It’s also great to see the diversity of voices on Croakey, particularly Indigenous Australians and those coming in via social media.
Fron Jackson-Webb
Health editor
If news doesn’t make you squirm it’s simply propaganda. Croakey’s unique blend of activism, humour and plain good reporting makes it an essential – if not always comfortable – read!
Professor Virginia Barbour
QUT
Croakey cuts through health care professional and organisational interests with edgy critiques about the diverse communities they are there for. In other words, you call BS on those with self interest.
Jason Trethowan
CEO PHN Western Victoria
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Public interest journalism is an important determinant of health, due to its roles in accountability and holding power to account, empowering communities, and contributing to health literacy. A strong public interest journalism sector contributes to planetary health and health equity, as well as healthier people, communities, societies, and systems of governance.
We are working very hard to ensure Croakey Health Media becomes sustainable into the future. Every donation helps! No amount is too small to make a difference. You can choose to make a one-off donation or become a regular donor.
Please also consider registering at our Patreon account that supports public interest journalism on the climate crisis and health – it’s an easy way to support us through regular donations. Every dollar helps.
Although you can always access Croakey’s articles for free, a convenient way to stay up to date is with our weekly emailed summary of Croakey articles. It is only $60 per year (including GST). We also offer special rates for bulk deals – for example, for organisations or students.
Croakey is supported by two main funding consortia, whose contributions help to pay the Croakey News team. We would not be able to operate without our editorial team, who commission, edit and publish articles and also support special projects.
Two membership options are available:
Members of the consortium are provided ten complimentary yearly subscriptions to the weekly Croakey News bulletin (total value $600), and a further discount offered on bulk subscriptions. Members are acknowledged on the Croakey website with organisation logo on the front page and name and link to your website here.
If you would like to be part of one of the Consortia, please contact us at: support@croakey.org.
We love Croakey! The team here at the ircohe.net use Croakey to show our students what great public health contribution expert media effort can make to the world. True, we contribute stories, but more importantly, we love the difference Croakey makes to the health conversation in Australia.
Professors Marc Tennant, Estie Kruger and Kate Dyson
International Research Collaborative, Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia.
