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28 Apr

Beyond the face-mask pic: guidance on covering swine flu

Maureen Taylor, who covered SARS and avian flu for CBC-TV, offers ten Do’s and Don’ts for those on the new flu beat. Also on our growing Covering Health Crises page […]

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28 Apr

Science Media Center’s backgrounder and FAQ for journos

The Science Media Centre in London and its counterpart in New Zealand have put together a backgrounder for journalists on swine flu as well as an FAQ for reporters and […]

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28 Apr

Some data resources for swine flu coverage

There are some excellent statistical resources available to those working on swine flu stories.  Statistics Canada released data at the end of March on causes of death in Canada in 2005, including influenza. […]

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28 Apr

Climate change needed for covering violence and trauma

Firefighters, police officers, paramedics and soldiers take safety and trauma training seriously, but in the past many journalists have kept mum on the effects of covering violence and trauma. This […]

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28 Apr

AHCJ resources and tipsheet

The U.S.-based association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) has put together a tip sheet called “Resources for covering swine flu, pandemics and preparedness.“ Some of the resources provided are only […]

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27 Apr

Should reader comments be moderated more in public health stories?

CBC has compiled data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention into a “Swine flu: FAQ” page for readers. The page includes answers to questions including, “Can […]

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27 Apr

A laid-off journalist’s lament

Chris Powell, a former staffer at Rogers Publishing, has written a guest column for Masthead Online about his new status as an unemployed journalist in Canada. Powell was one of […]

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27 Apr

Freelance writer missing

Regular Edmonton-based CBC Radio columnist and freelance journalist Gilbert Bouchard is missing, CBC reports. According to the report, Bouchard was last heard from on April 21. The freelance journalist is […]

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27 Apr

Research paper looks at blogging practices of journalists

“I’m very pleased to announce that my research paper for Journalism Practice on blogging at the BBC is available online. “The Blogging BBC: Journalism blogs at ‘the world’s most trusted […]

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27 Apr

Municipal politicians in U.K. propose to grant to save local newspapers

The North West Evening Mail News reports: Community papers await 10,000 pound grant decision The report states: “A decision on whether to donate £10,000 of public money towards the cost […]

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