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28 Apr

Social media on swine flu

Poynter looks at how Wikipedia, Twitter and others are handling the story, and provides links to two additional online resources at Mashable.com and CNET.

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28 Apr

Feeling the squeeze?

Local television stations provided more hours of weekday news last year despite cutting staff and reducing salaries, according to this report. Print newsrooms are also expecting more from fewer people: U.S. newspapers hacked 5,900 jobs from […]

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28 Apr

How’re we doing so far? A post-SARS report card

ByCandace Gibson The swine flu outbreak is the first real test both of the media and of many of the pandemic plans put into place by hospitals, public health agencies […]

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28 Apr

A fierce outbreak of swine flu coverage

In this Washington Post piece, Howard Kurtz recaps big media’s coverage of the swine flu so far and weighs the pros and cons of the hype.

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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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