Engaging with Croakey

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Croakey Health Media funding consortium

Membership of the Croakey Health Media funding consortium is available for organisations that align with our values and work. Please contact Laurell Grubb for more information.

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Advertise with Croakey

By advertising with Croakey, you or your organisation can reach our informed, influential audience.

Advertising is available:

On our website (average 35,000 page views per month)
In our weekly email news bulletin (reaching hundreds of leading health
organisations)
Via Twitter and other social media channels (1.5 million social media
impressions each month). Followers include national and global health leaders.
Download our advertising rate card here.

If you would like to advertise with Croakey, please contact us at: laurell@croakey.org.

A proposed new model for public interest journalism

In addition to the options outlined above, Croakey Health Media has developed an innovative proposal for embedding public interest journalism into research projects.

In this model, editorial control rests with Croakey working to an MoU with the research team governing ethics, processes and research integrity. A team from Croakey Health Media would work on the project, taking on different roles throughout its life; for example, as writers, designers and editors (with works of journalism including articles, video, photographs, images, publications and other content), as social media contributors, and as co-authors of academic articles.

The benefit of having a number of the Croakey Health Media team involved is that we all bring different skills and experiences to the work that will value add to the outcomes. Croakey.org would be the media publishing partner, publishing the related works of journalism. These would also be available for publishing on the project website and newsletters etc, and Croakey would work proactively to co-publish with other media partners to increase the impact of related works of journalism.

As well as producing works of independent public interest journalism, this model would:

Develop new knowledge about the theory and practice of research translation and impact
Develop new knowledge about the theory and practice of social journalism and public interest journalism
Assist the research team to develop new knowledge
Provide significant works of journalism on matters of public interest relating to the research context, questions and outcomes
Contribute usefully to research processes and outcomes while maintaining editorial independence
Develop new models to sustain public interest journalism at a time of crisis.

This model is NOT providing public relations or communications services.

Help support non-profit public interest journalism

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.

Join one of our annual Funding Consortia

Croakey has a mixed revenue stream that includes support from members of our funding consortium. There are four tiers of funding consortia:-

Health Equity Champion
Health Equity Star
Health Equity Heart, and
Health Equity Supporter

The details of each tier can be found here and a list of current consortium members can be found here.

If you would like to be part of one of the Consortia, please contact us at: laurell@croakey.org.

You can also support Croakey by subscribing to our weekly email bulletin or by making a donation.

What people say about Croakey

Croakey is an outstanding achievement and an absolutely essential part of the public health scene. It’s required reading for anyone who wants to know what’s happening, why, and what should be happening. Croakey is produced by an exceptional team of editors, authors and other contributors. Always a top read.

Emeritus Professor Mike Daube

Curtin University

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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

I love the context and clarity that Croakey’s contributors bring to very complex issues. And the merch.

Marie McInerney

journalist, Croakey Editor

Croakey – like a sore throat spreading amongst friends – helps to spread healthy ideas rapidly through the blog and the Twittersphere. Thank you Croakey.

Michael Moore

Public health leader

Croakey is a must for anybody looking to stay on the cutting edge of health news.

Alison Verhoeven

Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association

Croakey has been a platform which has encouraged Aboriginal voice and actively sought it out. I started out as a reader, then followed on Twitter, was a guest tweeter on @WePublic health, and have become a contributor. The more I got involved, the more I realised what an unique platform Croakey is, because of the way it challenges mainstream media.

Dr Summer May Finlay

Yorta Yorta woman, public health practitioner, PhD, #Just Justice team member, Croakey contributor

It was great to be able to collaborate with the Croakey team for the COVID-19 CaLD Community Think Tank. The event was aimed at hearing from those working in multicultural and community organisations about the challenges they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic but to also capture lessons learnt and strategies that have enhanced engagement and to share those lessons. By working with Cate and the Croakey team we were able to capture those insights and to disseminate them in a timely way which is critical during a pandemic. The resulting article captured all of the key messages in a format that was relevant and tailored to the relevant audiences. The team were easy to connect and work with and I would certainly look to repeat the partnership again.

Associate Professor Holly Seale

School of Population Health at the University of New South Wales

Emeritus Professor Mike Daube

Curtin University

Croakey – it’s a constant in my life. It’s my first ‘go to’ place on the web. It changed how I viewed news. It took expressing an opinion to a new level. I love the way Croakey pulls out something new or puts a different twist on an old idea. The diversity of authors and timeliness of posts are very much appreciated. Bring me more of this!

Dr Melissa Stoneham

Public health leader

It’s a must to stay connected with Croakey Health Media. They know all about what’s happening in Public Health, right up to the last minute!

Dr Janet Roden

New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association

If you work in the health area – and especially if you are a policy wonk, a political nerd, or a news fiend – then Croakey Blog is an essential component of your life. Croakey Blog and @Croakey tweets keep me informed about a wide range of health issues – the impact of budget cuts, new policy announcements and publications, expert opinions and commentary, and what’s being talked about at the conferences I’m unable to attend. I appreciate the timeliness, the broad scope of issues covered, and the breadth of expertise involved. And I particularly appreciate the strong commitment to social justice and tackling Indigenous disadvantage. I’m looking forward to the revamped and relaunched Croakey!

Lesley Russell

Adj Assoc Professor at Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney, Visiting Fellow, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University

Engaging with Croakey

Croakey Health Media funding consortium

Advertise with Croakey

A proposed new model for public interest journalism

Help support non-profit public interest journalism

Join one of our annual Funding Consortia

What people say about Croakey

Follow us on social media

Merchandise

Contacts

Projects

Testimonials

Donations

Help support non-profit public interest journalism

Join one of our annual Funding Consortia

What people say about Croakey

Follow us on social media