Journalist, NYT bestselling author, peanut butter fanatic. Senior editor of health & environment @GroundTruth based @WGBH.
Greater Boston Area
Joined April 2008
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What is it like to grow up in a place that's going away? Meet 3 kids from the Marshall Islands who can tell you. If your eyes typically glaze over when it comes to #climatechange, please watch this arresting @frontlinepbs @GroundTruth interactive film apps.frontline.org/the-last-…
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If the US takes every possible mitigation effort to slow #COVID19 the impact will be tremendous -- fewer people hospitalized, far fewer deaths. But this calls for all-fronts-war on the virus.
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Why we need to stay home now, not days from now — Coronavirus reality check: 7 myths about social distancing, busted usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
7 reasons why it’s hard to control your coronavirus anxiety statnews.com/2020/03/12/why-… via @statnews
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Hey @nytimes @washingtonpost @WSJ @latimes this is a good time to unpaywall #COVIDー19 coverage. All responsible med journals are doing it. Public needs good info & the paywalls turn income inequality into health disparities. I fully support paid model for journo but not for this
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Oh and read @juhiebhatia's amazing reporting/see gorgeous visuals from Asha Stuart, @PatriceReports and @BethMurphyFilm right here. Essential:
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TODAY @ NOON ET:
Join our Senior Editor @MarissaMiley and @HarvardChanSPH's Dr. Roger Shapiro for a Facebook Live Q&A expanding on GroundTruth's #HIV/#AIDS reporting project, 'Ending the age of AIDS.'
➡️Event: gtruth.co/2sL1AxU
Explore the project: gtruth.co/2LmCjQY
Please join me for this and send in your questions. We’ll be focusing on solutions to the #HIV #AIDS epidemic.
TOMORROW:
Join our Senior Editor @MarissaMiley and Dr. Roger Shapiro of @HarvardChanSPH for a Facebook Live Q&A expanding on reporting done by GroundTruth for its #HIV/#AIDS project, supported by @soljourno and published jointly with @TIME.
Learn more: gtruth.co/2sL1AxU
I was so struck by @CamalotTodd's candor reporting on #mentalhealth in Buffalo, NY. She's with @report4america where next year we are growing to 250 reporters around the country. We need more like her. Consider #GivingNewsDay @groundtruth thegroundtruthproject.org/be…
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The US has played a leading role in the global #HIV/#AIDS response, but the situation in the city of Atlanta, Georgia shows how the country still struggles to control the epidemic at home. Community organizations like @SisterLoveInc are responding.
@TIME: google.com/amp/s/time.com/lo…
I had the amazing opportunity to join @Poynter's #poynterwomenleaders two weeks ago. I learned so much about myself, our field & the collective power of #poyntersisters. Applications are open for 2020. You should 100% apply! Due Nov. 30. poynter.org/leadership-acade…
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If you're an experienced journalist seeking unparalleled training in science and health reporting, consider applying to the @ColumbiaJournMA Science Concentration, taught by Marguerite Holloway and Jonathan Weiner. Deadline is January 6, 2020. journalism.columbia.edu/ma-s…
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Our very own @marissamiley & @rungomez will be attending @Poynter's prestigious academies this fall. (Where Marissa is headed: buff.ly/2V60E19) (Where Luis is headed: buff.ly/33wI84Z)
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You can watch the live-streamed #NASEMCommAward ceremony here: livestream.com/NASEM/events/… ... featuring @carlzimmer, @NPR, @thsaey, @propublica, @reveal, @voxdotcom, @frontlinepbs, @GroundTruth ... and who knows, you just might spot me out in the audience.
Watch the #NASEMCommAward Ceremony tonight, Oct.16, starting at 5:30 p.m EDT. This special ceremony celebrates excellence in science communication. Learn more about the winners here: ow.ly/JsEo50wLE7H
The Macon, GA teens who learned to podcast with .@samanthaellimax learned from a stellar reporter with great sensibility and sensitivity. This piece has stayed with me @GroundTruth @report4america @USATODAY usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
A glimpse of what it's like to report on water issues in Albuquerque by @theresa__davis usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… via @usatoday #ontheground @groundtruth @report4america
Just love this piece by @cosunshinemka. My print-only local newspaper won't chase Twitter likes, Google searches — just the story usatoday.com/story/opinion/v… via @usatoday @report4america @GroundTruth
Such exciting news at last night's @newsemmys -- The Last Generation won for Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary! Congrats all around to this wonderful @frontlinepbs @GroundTruth team, especially @michellemizner and @katieworth!