Covering Hurricanes: Before, During and After the Storm
August 29, 2011 by John Pope
Lessons from a newsroom that anticipates disaster every summer.
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Interviewing Patients: Abuse of Confidentiality?
April 19, 2011 by John Pope
Ethical issues and common-sense suggestions on how mental health professionals and journalists can collaborate in the coverage of people who have experienced trauma.
Reporting the Swine-Flu Outbreak
April 28, 2009 by John Pope
Tips on covering the swine-flu outbreak from a reporter with two decades' experience with health issues ranging from the AIDS epidemic to oyster-related food poisoning.
New Orleans Needs Santa, Now!
March 22, 2009 by John Pope
In the first scene of John Patrick Shanley's remarkable play "Doubt," a priest delivering a sermon has this to say about the aftermath of a traumatic event: "Imagine the isolation."
Letter From New Orleans: Facing Two Storms
September 10, 2008 by John Pope
A reporter from The Times-Picayune in New Orleans reflects on the arrival of Hurricane Gustav almost exactly three years after the descent of the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.