The public health beat: What is it? Why is it important?

McKenna discusses the importance of considering public health a significant beat in newsrooms and as a key component of helping news organizations interpret major developments in defense, health policy, and international relations. Public health stories investigate the threat, occurrence, and preven...

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Published inNieman reports Vol. 57; no. 1; p. 10
Main Author McKenna, M A J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Harvard University 01.04.2003
Subjects
Anthrax
Biological & chemical terrorism
Clinical medicine
Disease control
Disease prevention
Epidemics
Immunization
International relations
Journalism
Medicine
Mysteries
News media
Public health
Reporters
Science
Smallpox
Vaccines
West Nile virus
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Summary:McKenna discusses the importance of considering public health a significant beat in newsrooms and as a key component of helping news organizations interpret major developments in defense, health policy, and international relations. Public health stories investigate the threat, occurrence, and prevention of health problems not in individual patients, but in groups like elementary school classrooms or the global population.
ISSN:0028-9817