Archive
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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22 Apr

Media criticized for health-coverage priorities

“Canadian media give inordinate coverage to health care issues and largely ignore the ‘non-medical’ determinants of health … This coverage is at odds with our research which shows that Canadians […]

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4 Apr

Too good to be true? Helping journalists assess scientific claims

New breakthroughs, radical treatment options, the costs and benefits of a new piece of technology: all of these events fall on the desks of daily news reporters in all markets […]

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18 Sep

In the interest of the public’s health: an interview with Andr Picard

CJP:  What first inspired you to pursue public health as a beat?Picard: I first got involved in student newspapers in the early 1980s, and that was the beginning of the […]

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13 Dec

Sensationalizing health coverage

A five-year research study at Simon Fraser University, published this spring in an academic journal, concludes that Canadian newspapers miss the “real stories” about health issues and “dwell on covering […]

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