The New York Times Reader: Health and Medicine / Edition 1

by Tom Linden

Overview

Showcasing some of the best health and medical writing in The New York Times, Tom Linden combines his expertise as both a physician and a writer to explore the range and depth of reporting and writing in this fascinating area. With more than 50 articles, the book includes coverage of topics ranging from amnesia to genomics to a Times investigation of a major pharmaceutical company. Organized around news, features and commentary, Linden's observations elucidate the challenges these reporters face in tackling everything from nutrition to neuroscience, while his how-to guidance takes aspiring medical and health reporters to the next level. Readers will appreciate condensed interviews from five prominent Times medical and health reporters interspersed throughout the book, as well as how-to tips on 15 genres of health reporting, including blogs, essays, and alternative story forms. Linden directs the Medical and Science Journalism Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a former CNBC and Los Angeles Times reporter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604264821
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/18/2010
Series:	Timescollege
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Tom Linden, M.D., is a professor of medical journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


As director of the medical and science journalism program, Dr. Linden administers one of the nation’s first master's programs in medical journalism. He was co-author of Dr. Tom Linden's Guide to Online Medicine,, one of the first medical consumer guides for the Internet.


He’s worked as a medical journalist for CNBC, KRON-TV (San Francisco), Fox 11 (Los Angeles) and was co-anchor of "Physicians' Journal Update," the flagship news program for the Lifetime Medical Television Network. Before starting medical school, he was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He's currently medical anchor for "Journal Watch Audio," produced by the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Audio-Digest Foundation.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Barbara Strauch
Preface
Introduction
I. NEWS STORIES
1. Breaking News
2. News Analyses
3. News Briefs
4. Investigative Stories
5. Obituaries
II. FEATURE STORIES
6. Profiles
7. Explanatory Stories
8. Perspective Stories
9. Historical Stories
10. Series Features
11. Narratives
III. COMMENTARY
12. Columns
13. Essays
14. Blogs
15. Beyond Plain Text
References
Notes