Covering medical studies is challenging. Not only do you need to decipher the data and simplify the language, but you also need to tell a story that your audience can understand and relate to.
Tara Haelle wrote about four additional sources every health journalist should use more often in a piece for IJNet. These experts can make your reporting more accurate and lively, as well as provide context and understanding.
"If you peruse newspapers from the 1890s, you’ll come across some anti-vaccine claims that have appeared almost verbatim on social media today. A medical historian would have told you that, along with a wealth of other interesting tidbits and helpful lessons that could enrich your reporting," the article reads.
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