Posted by Gary Schwitzer in Health care journalism
I was at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. yesterday to accept a Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism for the creation of the HealthNewsReview.org website. It was a terrific event, hosted by the J-Lab, The Institute for Interactive Journalism at the University of Maryland.
The news release about the event is available online.
About our efforts, the judges said: “Strong methodology, great content, and a great service for reporters and the public.”
It was motivating and encouraging to see the inspiring work of so many creative journalists who, true to the mission of the awards, use “new information ideas and technologies to involve citizens in public issues.”
Wonderful – congratulations!
At least on the Chicago Tribune’s website, this story appeared in the Health section – not the local business or feature section. It didn’t address most of the things we think are crucial in a health story.
“Brown fat” has ignited a grease fire of media hype in recent weeks.This WebMD story missed a good opportunity to smother the flames.
We reviewed this story and a competing AP story on these new fibroid studies. Read and compare.
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Colleen Kingsbury posted on September 22, 2006 at 7:04 pm
Congratulations on this exceptional recognition of HealthNewsReview.org. I hope this brings widespread publicity (and funding) to continue the Web site and keep journalists and consumers informed.