During a talk at Stanford, journalist and author Barry Meier discussed his nearly two-decade long investigation into OxyContin and Purdue Pharma.
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Technology, privacy and journalism in focus at the Dean’s Lecture Series
At a recent conversation hosted by Dean Lloyd Minor, journalist and entrepreneur Jessica Lessin discusses the state of technology and journalism.
The perks and perils of writing for popular media
Stanford's Keith Humphreys and other academics relay lessons from experiences writing for mass media outlets, such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Health journalists focus heavily on initial, positive studies that may be refuted, says study
Will people read about null research findings? And are such findings news? These are critical questions facing health reporters, because news coverage often influences how people …
Journalist shares insights on the media and communicating science to the public
This week, a Stanford event explored the news from a viewpoint the public seldom sees: through the eyes of a journalist. The event, a Q&A, …
Science communication in the current political climate: A Q&A
When I was a reporter before the 2008 recession, I was surrounded by doom-and-gloom pronouncements about the future of journalism. With newspapers folding, consolidating and …