Categories: OLD Media Moves

How a biz journal wrote about obstetrical care

John George, a senior reporter at the Philadelphia Business Journal, writes about how he was one of three journalists from across the country selected to participate in the Association of Health Care Journalists fellowship program on health performance supported by the Commonwealth Fund.

His participation led to a three-part series in the paper on obstetrical care.

George writes, “This wasn’t the type of fellowship program where I temporary left my regular job for specialized training. Instead, I was expected to continue in my role as the Philadelphia Business Journal’s health-care reporter while over the course of the year working on my project.

“The three of us selected for the program attended a variety of workshops and seminars related to health care and journalism. We also received the services of a mentor, former CNN medical correspondent and now independent journalist Andrew Holtz, for our projects. The Commonwealth Fund provided financial support that allowed us each to visit different markets to conduct interviews and research.

“During the year, I traveled by car, bus, train and plane to eight states for my project. I attended meetings with health experts and other journalists in New York, Atlanta and even Nebraska (the site of a rural health-care conference).

“I spent time in Washington, D.C., talking with a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing graduate who, at age 71, started an inner-city birthing center in an underserved area of the nation’s capital.”

Read more here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

Recent Posts

Dynamo hires former Business Insider executive editor Harrington

Former Business Insider executive editor Rebecca Harrington has been hired by Dynamo to be its…

23 hours ago

Bloomberg TV hires Kerubo as desk producer

Bloomberg Television has hired Brenda Kerubo as a desk producer in London. She will be covering Europe's…

23 hours ago

Jittery CNBC staff reassured by new boss

In a meeting at CNBC headquarters Thursday afternoon, incoming boss Mark Lazarus presented a bullish…

23 hours ago

Making business news accessible to a wider audience

Ritika Gupta, the BBC's North American business correspondent, was interviewed by Global Woman magazine about…

24 hours ago

Rest of World hires Lo as China reporter

Rest of World has hired Kinling Lo as a China reporter. Lo was previously a…

1 day ago

Bloomberg rises to No. 7 biz news website

Bloomberg News saw strong unique visitor growth to its website in October, passing Fox Business…

1 day ago