TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The ghost of public health journalism: past, present, and future
JO  - Epidemiology
A1  - Cooper, Glinda S.
A1  - Brown, Rebecca C.
SP  - 263
EP  - 266
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
N2  - The news industry is undergoing shrinking newspaper circulations, cuts in science and health coverage, and expansion of Internet news sources. We examine the impact of these changes using a case study set in Libby, Montana. In 1999, a Seattle newspaper story focused attention on asbestos exposure and related diseases in this small town. In 2009, that newspaper became an online-only newspaper, just as coverage of a related criminal trial began. Later that year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a public health emergency. Online newspaper archives and a collaboration between the University of Montana's journalism and law schools contributed to coverage of these developments. Continued efforts to promote interest in and skills needed for high-quality public health and environmental reporting are needed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1044-3983
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181cb8c3d
ID  - ref1
ER  -