I was working with a group of student reporters on the introductory paragraph for an article about the health benefits of showing empathy to other people. As we were reviewing our notes and research, the middle school reporters noticed that our trustworthy sources...
Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Jennyfer O’Brien, M.P.H., as our new communications associate. Jennyfer has a background in public health and a passion for advancing health information accurately and to audiences of all ages. “I love the whole story-telling...
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Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier reporters took a creative approach last spring to showcase their research about the importance of school attendance: They wrote a song! After watching a music video about going to school, the sixth-grade reporters at...
Healthy NewsWorks staff members learn a lot about their new reporters each year during our “boot camp,” which consists of six lessons designed to immerse them in journalism. Program Manager Mia Blitstein describes below two reporters who have caught on quickly to some...
Aria Bucci, a fifth grader at East Norriton Middle School and former reporter for the Cole Manor Healthy Comet, is one of four students who helped create a new filmmaking series launched by Healthy NewsWorks. The four-part video project equips student journalists with...
