RESUMEN
Public interest journalism has faced a longstanding funding crisis, cutbacks of staff and resources, and closures of newsrooms. This crisis is a critical public health concern, and it has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the pandemic has highlighted the important roles played by public interest journalism - including in addressing health equity issues. The pandemic has also highlighted the need to address structural weaknesses in the media industry, with concentration of media ownership and underfunding of public broadcasters leading to many communities being under-served and under-represented. The public health sector can make important contributions to developing and sustaining a robust, public interest journalism sector. Public health professionals and organisations can advocate for policy reform to support public interest journalism, and incorporate consideration of public interest journalism into advocacy, education, research and practice.
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COVID-19/epidemiología , Periodismo , Salud Pública , Australia , Comunicación en Salud , Humanos , Medios de Comunicación de Masas , Pandemias , Sector Público , SARS-CoV-2Asunto(s)
Colonialismo , Política de Salud/tendencias , Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud/normas , Servicios de Salud del Indígena/tendencias , Periodismo Médico , Nativos de Hawái y Otras Islas del Pacífico , Australia , Diversidad Cultural , Servicios de Salud del Indígena/normas , HumanosRESUMEN
Good working relationships with journalists are needed during public health crises
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Comunicación en Salud/métodos , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A , Gripe Humana , Difusión de la Información/métodos , Periodismo Médico , Salud Pública , Australia , Comunicación en Salud/normas , Humanos , Gripe Humana/epidemiología , Aprendizaje , PandemiasRESUMEN
Crikey is a daily electronic bulletin aimed at providing independent news. It was established in 2000. In 2007, journalists and public health advocates collaborated with Crikey to initiate an innovative health reporting project, the Crikey Health and Medical Panel (CHAMP). CHAMP members contribute articles and news tips to Crikey, broadening Crikey's scope of public health coverage. CHAMP continues to evolve, and has expanded to include a freely accessible online health forum, Croakey. CHAMP was established to enhance public debate about health, to encourage public health advocates to engage in debate, and to help the media to identify public health advocates and issues as sources for articles.
