National Press Club Journalism Institute announces training series to support public health journalism

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Solutions-oriented journalism about America’s public health landscape has become increasingly important as disinformation continues to spread and health disparities widen among marginalized communities.

The National Press Club Journalism Institute will present a series of six programs on Zoom, aimed at training journalists who cover public health. These events — which generally fall on the last Tuesday of the month beginning in February — include the following topics:

• Uncovering & reporting on solution-focused infrastructures (Feb. 25, noon ET)
• Covering public health policy in the current political landscape (March 25, noon ET)
• How community health workers can be the key to your reporting (April 29, noon ET)
• Covering rural & urban health disparities (May 27, noon ET)
• Finding focus and shaping your narrative (June 24, noon ET)
• Lessons from our inaugural journalism fellowship cohort (July 25, noon ET)

Registration for these programs is free and open to the public, so please bookmark these dates — all registrants will receive a link to the recording. 

The final webinar on Friday, July 25, will feature insights from five journalists who are participating in the Institute’s inaugural Public Health Reporting Fellowship, funded by the Common Health Coalition. The fellows will share details from their completed reporting projects, which will investigate the growing disparities and solutions in disease prevention and health care for immigrant workers, rural populations, and elder communities, among other topics.

“Recent history has illustrated the necessity of strong health journalism that not only explains critical issues but goes further to reveal the impact of solutions-oriented infrastructures that could help move the needle in improving public health,” said NPC Journalism Institute Executive Director Beth Francesco.

In producing these sessions, the Institute aims to provide a knowledge base that will serve health journalists as they produce fact-based reporting that informs and empowers the public.

About the Common Health Coalition

The Common Health Coalition: Together for Public Health brings together leading health organizations in pursuit of a reimagined health system: one in which the nation’s health care and public health systems no longer work in parallel, but hand in hand — with better health for all as the common goal. The Common Health Coalition is hosted by the Institute for Public Health Innovation, a non-profit that builds cross-sector partnerships, promotes health equity, and works to create effective public health systems and policies that foster healthy communities. To sign up for the newsletter or learn more, visit commonhealthcoalition.org and follow on LinkedIn.

About the National Press Club Journalism Institute

The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire a more representative democracy. As the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest. The Institute depends on grants, foundation funds, and contributions from individuals like you. Your donation today allows the Institute to offer the majority of its programming at no cost.

Contact: Elliot C. Williams, training coordinator, ewilliams@press.org

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