Teaching Journalism Ethics

Starting in May 2009, I'll be teaching a class in journalism ethics at New York University as part of the Science Health and Environment Reporting program. I've already selected several case studies--particularly with respect to conflict of interest in medical reporting. And I have lined up a media lawyer to come talk to the class about libel and other legal issues.Now I need a few good cases

Redesign at Healthfinder.gov

Check out the new design at healthfinder.gov, one of my favorite sites for reliable information about personal health. The site is brought to you by the folks at the US Dept of Health and Human Services but includes links to credible sources of information outside of government as well.

On the Road

There's going to be little or no posting for most of the rest of July. I'm heading off to South Africa in a few days, courtesy of the Kaiser Family Foundation, for a traveling seminar on HIV/AIDS. After that, I'll do some of my own reporting and traveling. I'll try, if I can, to post while on the road, but no promises.So, in the meantime, check out some of my favorite health blogs:Aetiology Just

Covering Global Health Meeting

I'm in Washington, D.C., attending the annual meeting of the Global Health Council. I'm giving a talk at the media luncheon tomorrow. (Update: here's a link to my talk on covering global health news.)Will post more items from the conference on my other blog, www.globalhealthreport.com (The link was broken earlier but now it's fixed.)

Nieman Fellows in Global Health are Named

I'm pleased to report that yours truly, Christine Gorman, has just been named one of three Nieman Foundation Fellows for Global Health Reporting at Harvard University for the class of 2007-2008. The other two global health journalists are Ran An (China) from China Newsweek and Andrew Quinn (United Kingdom) from Reuters.We'll be joining 27 other Nieman Fellows who will be exploring such

Seminar: How the Press Covers Nutrition

Interested in how the media covers nutritional issues? I'll be one of the panelists this Sunday afternoon at a session of the big Experimental Biology annual meeting in Washington, D.C.Not sure if any of it will be available on the Web, but I'll be sure to summarize the experience in a future post. Later Sunday evening, I'll be accepting an award from the American Society for Nutrition for my

Do Blogs Influence People in High Places?

And if so, can they work for positive change in social and government policy? Or are they just another echo chamber for scandal, gossip and rumor?Those are some things I'll be talking about at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2007. The event is being sponsored by Forum One Communications, a tech-saavy communications-and-strategy firm in Alexandria, Virginia.Here's the