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- Herald-leader Reporter Wins Nieman Fellowship To Study At Harvard; Her Goal Is To Help Other Papers Cover Obamacare
Photo by Pablo Alcala, Lexington Herald-LeaderMary Meehan, a reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, has been selected for the 2016 class of Nieman fellows at Harvard University. She is one of 24 journalists chosen for this prestigious honor and will...
- Veteran Journalist Offers Advice On Covering Mental Health Issues: Be Careful, Creative, And Balanced, Not Discriminatory
The term 'mental health' has been tossed around a lot lately in stories about Kentucky's mental health funding and mental health coverage through Medicaid expansion. It's important to use precise language when writing about the topic,...
- Association Of Health Care Journalists' Reporting Fellowship Application Deadline Is Nov. 9
The Association of Health Care Journalists is offering fellowships for reporting on health care performance to journalists who wish to pursue a significant year-long reporting project related to the U.S. health care system. It can be local or national...
- Online Training Could Help Rural Doctors Offer Better Mental Health Care
More than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary-care level, and that percentage is even higher in rural areas, where mental-health doctors are often hundreds of miles away, reports Newswise, a research-reporting service....
- Journalists Invited To Apply For Free, Four-day Obesity Fellowship
Kentucky journalists wanting to expand their knowledge on obesity, one of the most critical and widespread health issues in the state and nation, should apply for the fellowship "Obesity Issues: The Complete Skinny on Why We're Getting Fatter, What...
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Fellowships of $10,000 available for reporting on mental health
Each year the Carter Center Mental Health Program awards six Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism to six American journalists. They get a stipend of $10,000 to report on a mental health topic of their choice. "The fellowships are designed to increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information," says a release from the center founded by former president Jimmy Carter.
The deadline to apply is Monday, April 18. Applicants must have at least three years of professional experience in print or electronic journalism, submit an application packet and attend orientation and presentation meetings in September at the beginning and end of the fellowship year. Fellows are not required to leave their current employment. Awards will be announced July 15, 2011. For more about the program and an application packet, click here.
The deadline to apply is Monday, April 18. Applicants must have at least three years of professional experience in print or electronic journalism, submit an application packet and attend orientation and presentation meetings in September at the beginning and end of the fellowship year. Fellows are not required to leave their current employment. Awards will be announced July 15, 2011. For more about the program and an application packet, click here.
- Herald-leader Reporter Wins Nieman Fellowship To Study At Harvard; Her Goal Is To Help Other Papers Cover Obamacare
Photo by Pablo Alcala, Lexington Herald-LeaderMary Meehan, a reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, has been selected for the 2016 class of Nieman fellows at Harvard University. She is one of 24 journalists chosen for this prestigious honor and will...
- Veteran Journalist Offers Advice On Covering Mental Health Issues: Be Careful, Creative, And Balanced, Not Discriminatory
The term 'mental health' has been tossed around a lot lately in stories about Kentucky's mental health funding and mental health coverage through Medicaid expansion. It's important to use precise language when writing about the topic,...
- Association Of Health Care Journalists' Reporting Fellowship Application Deadline Is Nov. 9
The Association of Health Care Journalists is offering fellowships for reporting on health care performance to journalists who wish to pursue a significant year-long reporting project related to the U.S. health care system. It can be local or national...
- Online Training Could Help Rural Doctors Offer Better Mental Health Care
More than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary-care level, and that percentage is even higher in rural areas, where mental-health doctors are often hundreds of miles away, reports Newswise, a research-reporting service....
- Journalists Invited To Apply For Free, Four-day Obesity Fellowship
Kentucky journalists wanting to expand their knowledge on obesity, one of the most critical and widespread health issues in the state and nation, should apply for the fellowship "Obesity Issues: The Complete Skinny on Why We're Getting Fatter, What...