Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists

Racial Disparities in Health Coverage:
Prescriptions for Change

Forum participants Why PABJ Chose This Issue
PABJ, along with the NABJ and the Columbia University Graduate School's Workshops on Journalism, Race and Ethnicity, brought together reporters, editors, health care and medical professionals, educators, nonprofit and community organizations, and foundations to begin a dialogue on media coverage of racial disparities in health care.

Our Panel of Journalists
We assembled five journalists from across the country who have done major series and news projects on the issue.

Race: The X Factor
A discussion of how journalists can integrate racial disparities in health care into their overall coverage.

Healthcare Coverage: Politics and the Community
A discussion of whether the media is up to the challenge of painting the broadest and clearest picture of health by addressing issues across a multiplicity of reporting perspectives.

Making the Grade: Is It Ready for Prime Time?
A discussion of the elements of a great story and the obstacles encountered to sell it, and a look at ways healthcare professionals and nonprofits can furnish information that makes a story a must-read.

The Untold Story: What Are We Missing?
A look at the important stories or trends that mainstream media area overlooking, underreporting or reporting in a stereotypical or superficial way.

Cultural Competency: Why it Matters
A discussion of the role of culture in shaping news coverage and healthcare priorities.

Putting the Public Back in Public Service Journalism
A look at ways the media can communicate instantaneously with the public.

New Directions in News: Listen Up!
A listening exercise, allowing healthcare officials, nonprofits and grassroots organizations, government officials and journalists to listen to each other.

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