Disease

  • Blog Post

    Oct 28 2009 5:45 PM

    How to Cover the Flu Pandemic

    By Stan Alcorn

    For journalists sorting fact from myth as they cover the story of 2009 H1N1, there's now a one-stop resource for you online. Compiled by the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University, "Covering Pandemic Flu" provides resources written by journalists for journalists ...  More »

  • Tip Sheet

    Apr 28 2009

    Reporting the Swine-Flu Outbreak

    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.

  • Interview

    Aug 1 2003

    ‘I Cried Inside’: Reporting on AIDS in Zambia

    By Frank Green and Joseph L. Rodríguez

    In August 2003, Dart Fellows Frank Green and Joseph Rodriguez traveled to Zambia to chronicle the AIDS crisis. The trip, funded by the Dart Center, resulted in a remarkable three-part series published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2. Below is an email interview with Rodriguez and Green about the experience.

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