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1 May

A flu by any other name

Reporters covering the story of influenza A H1N1 in Canada should tread carefully when sources start to offer nicknames other than swine flu.   The World Health Organization website noted […]

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30 Apr

Avian and swine flu blog

Crawford Kilian, an English teacher in B.C., is maintaining a blog to keep track of all things avian and swine flu. Categories include News Gatherers, Hot Zone Sources, Bloggers, Technical Sources, Special Reports […]

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28 Apr

Swine flu Catch 22

The New York Times looks at the conundrum of whether coverage exacerbates a crisis. An excerpt: Without the news media the public would be dangerously unaware of the swine flu […]

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28 Apr

What journalists think about swine flu coverage

As swine flu cases spread across Canada, J-Source Tools for Reporters editor Larry Cornies is asking journalists and health experts for their assessment of the coverage given this story to […]

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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

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

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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