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Kim Walsh-Childers Co-Authors Article on Recommendations for U.S. Health Policy Coverage

Tuesday May 4, 2021

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication Journalism professor, is the co-author of “Costs, Evidence, Context and Values: Journalists’ and Policy Experts’ Recommendations for U.S. Health Policy Coverage” …

Development of a Minority Prostate Cancer Research Digest: Communication Strategy Statement for Black Men

Thursday September 10, 2020

Minority populations, particularly Black men, have a greater incidence, prevalence, and mortality rate from prostate cancer than other groups. Because of this, communicating pertinent medical information and disseminating materials specific to Black men is critical to combat this trend.

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Kim Walsh-Childers and Janice Krieger Co-Author Article on a Minority Prostate Cancer Research Communication Strategy

Tuesday July 14, 2020

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication Journalism professor, and Janice Krieger, director, STEM Translational Communication Center, are co-authors of “Development of a Minority Prostate Cancer Research Digest: …

Restoring Trust in Journalism: An Education Prescription

Sunday April 19, 2020

The practice of journalism faces a myriad of challenges, including a continual stream of complaints about the credibility of today’s news. The advent of “fake news” has tarnished the longstanding trust and transparency considered the foundation of journalism.

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Kim Walsh-Childers Comments on the Value of Dedicated Health Beat Reporters

Thursday April 2, 2020

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers, is quoted in ‘‘Dedicated Health Care Reporters Bring Necessary Background Knowledge to Newsrooms’ Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage” published on …

Kim Walsh-Childers Co-Authors Article on Restoring Trust in Journalism Education

Wednesday March 4, 2020

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor, is the co-author of “Restoring Trust in Journalism: An Education Prescription” published in Journalism & Mass Communications Educator on Feb. 25. …

Kim Walsh-Childers Comments on Harassment in the Media Environment

Tuesday October 1, 2019

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor, is quoted in “A Man Kissed a Reporter on Air Against Her Will. He’s Facing Harassment Charges” published in The Washington Post on Sept. 26. The …

Kim Walsh-Childers Contributes to Book on Reporting on Sensitive Topics

Tuesday March 5, 2019

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor, is the author of the book chapter “Reporting on Drugs, Diets, Devices, and Other Health Inventions” published in the 2019 volume of Ethical Reporting …

Health Journalism Exhibits Both Improvement and Decline in Quality

Wednesday March 28, 2018

Faced with dwindling resources, and a news cycle that never sleeps, today’s health journalists must meet a new challenge: provide complete, trustworthy content on health care issues with precision at the same breakneck speed with which the medical field innovates.

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Norm Lewis Comments on Journalist Interaction with Crisis Survivors

Wednesday March 7, 2018

Norm Lewis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor was quoted in “How the Press Interacts with Mass Shooting Survivors May be a Crucial Part of Recovery” published in the Huffington Post on Feb. 23. …

Research on Citizen Scientist Communication Receives Award at UF Health Cancer Center Research Day

Thursday December 21, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Health Communication Doctoral student Rachel Damiani won top honors for research presented at UF Health Cancer Center Research Day in Nov. 2017. Damiani presented the winning poster for the study …

Kim Walsh-Childers Comments on Teaching Solutions Journalism

Tuesday August 15, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers was one of seven educators commenting on challenges faced when teaching a solutions journalism class. Her experiences are included in the article …