Controversy & Risk

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How to Deal with Pushback on an Investigative Story

Mallory Pickett

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Reporting on Health: What 18 Journalists Wish They’d Known from the Start

Shira Feder

Stephanie Lee Unravels the Conflicts of Interest Behind a Controversial COVID-19 Study

Katherine J. Wu

Taylor Quimby Burrows into Lyme Disease in the Podcast Patient Zero

Shira Feder

CDC scientist wearing personal protective equipment.

Tip Sheet: Covering the Coronavirus Epidemic Effectively without Spreading Misinformation

Laura Helmuth

Jessica Camille Aguirre Dissects Australia’s Cat-Killing Conservation Strategy

Christine Ro

A man stands at a podium labeled Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing. Scientific data appear on a screen behind him.

Storygram: Two Media Outlets Cover the “CRISPR Babies” News

Jill U. Adams

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How to Conduct Difficult Interviews

Mallory Pickett

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Storygram: Anna Maria Barry-Jester’s “Surviving Suicide in Wyoming”

David Wolman

Lizzie Wade in large sunglasses and a red walking jacket with yellow trim smiles at the camera. In the background is a range of snow-topped mountains with flatter grasslands and a small lake just behind her.

Lizzie Wade Examines a Debate over the Origins of the Amazon’s Biodiversity

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

Peter Andrey Smith and Sruthi Pinnamaneni Interview a Doctor Trying to Untangle ALS “Reversals”

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

Helen Ouyang Studies the Ethics of Compassionate Drug Use

Viviane Callier

Closeup of an Aedes aegypti mosquito on skin.

What Are the Odds? Reporting on Risk

Jane C. Hu

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Storygram: George Johnson’s “Why Everyone Seems to Have Cancer”

Joanne Silberner

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Storygram: Azeen Ghorayshi’s “Sounding the Alarm”

Ann Finkbeiner

Lauren Morello

Lauren Morello Examines Twitter and Sexism in Science

Jeanne Erdmann

Sharon Begley’s Brief Guide to Writing Medical News

Sharon Begley

David Wolman Explores Italian Earthquake’s Legal Aftershocks

Amanda Mascarelli