Evidence-based workshop for journalists – May 2 – Gold Coast Ray Moynihan, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice at Bond University, writes: A more effective... Read more
(This post is being updated as more comments land…) This is a fraught time for journalists and the media industry, and it is particularly depressing for those who care about the qualit... Read more
During the swine flu pandemic, journalists in the US became concerned about inconsistencies in how jurisdictions handled the release of information about H1N1 cases and deaths. According to... Read more
As foreshadowed at Croakey last year, the media liaison/issues management contract for the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is up for grabs, and details of the tender document are outl... Read more
Below are some resources that may be of interest/use in relation to the disaster in Japan, including advice for journalists, fact sheets on radiation and risk perception more broadly, and so... Read more
In the US, the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) is pushing for the Food and Drug Administration and other health agencies to be more open and responsive in their dealings with t... Read more
Health reform is hitting the headlines, and the PM is due to address the National Press Club tomorrow at 12.30pm on Building Australia’s Future: Better Health, Better Hospitals. Croakey has... Read more
More food for thought on the issue of how the media covers Aboriginal health and related issues…Kerry Klimm, director of kinnected – an Indigenous media/communication consultanc... Read more
