How to be a health reporter: Asking the right questions of research
Battling to understand how studies are designed and when they’re good enough to use in your reporting? This webinar by Cochrane South Africa and...
Struggling with reporting on COVID-19? This free course will help
Epidemiology 101 is a tailor-made course for journalists presented by world-renowned epidemiologists and scientists.
Reporting on COVID-19 can be overwhelming — the science is new...
The jabs that could save us — an introduction to COVID vaccines for journos
We co-hosted an online course on COVID vaccine science for journalists.
The course content was conceptualised by Bhekisisa and the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care...
Here’s a really great way to find the studies you’re looking for
Finding it hard to narrow down searches for journal studies you’d like to reference in your stories? Our friends from Cochrane South Africa and...
‘The toughest story I’ve covered’: How COVID-19 changed journalism
Three journalists and a scientist unpack how the coronavirus pandemic changed their jobs and the news landscape. Watch the discussion here.
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Five tips for reporting on medical negligence – without getting into legal trouble yourself
Between understanding medical terminology and decoding legal documents, reporting on negligence cases can be complicated. A media lawyer shares her expert tips for journalists.
Reporters, are you ok? If you’re feeling traumatised, you’re not alone
Journalists have immersed themselves in the COVID-19 story for months. But at what cost to their mental health? A recent study found that three quarters of reporters surveyed felt significant emotional distress.
Vaccines, mutations and data: Reporters, all your COVID-19 questions answered
These health reporters got an expert rundown of what the latest evidence has to say about the new coronavirus. Now you can watch it...