Embedded journalists in Merced?Well yes, in a way. A new reporting venture — and a new twist in the range of new non-profit journalism models that are emerging — got underway on December 3 with publication of Sowing Hope: UC…
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Maggie Mahar: Reporting on Health Care
Maggie Mahar is the Editor of HealthBeat, a blog on health care we like. Maggie attended our recent Los Angeles convening on health care reform and new media. Here are some of her after-thoughts:At last week’s convening in Los Angeles…
Media Ignores Major Change in State’s Health Leadership
The dual announcements sent shockwaves through the health policy, advocacy and delivery communities: two of the most senior, and respected, leaders in the state health delivery system are resigning. One was Sandra Shewry, who announced on November 21 that she…
Kaiser Health News Preparing to Launch
The most ambitious new journalism enterprise after the founding of ProPublica, the investigative reporting project started by Herb and Marion Sandler in 2007, is on the launch pad and about to take off.Kaiser Health News, a multi-million project of the…
Health Care and Media: the Los Angeles Convening
The California Media Collaborative just held a one-day meeting in Los Angeles to explore the role of media coverage on health care reform, nationally and in California. Thirty-four participants from California and around the country spent the day this past…
