We're celebrating 22 years of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism 🎉

I am still in disbelief. I am so grateful to @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social for this opportunity! My project will explore the growing shortage of *gynecologic* care in rural America. Instead of writing about "who will deliver the babies" — I'll focus on who will perform the pap smears.

USC Center for Health Journalism@chjreportinghealth.bsky.social · 5d ago

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👏 @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social is delighted to announce the selection of 10 talented journalists who will participate in our 2026 Impact Fund for Reporting on Equity in Health and Health Care. 🔗 Learn more at bit.ly/2026ImpactGrantees #ASCJ #HealthReporting #HealthJournalism

Our #webinar 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 starts now! Hear from Rinku Sen of @_Narrative. Register at bit.ly/ImmigrationReporting or follow along for highlights!

The Stories We Tell: The Politics of Stigma and the Language of Immigration Reporting

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Today’s webinar at 11:30am PDT on immigration reporting will make you rethink your coverage. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/ImmigrationReporting Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about the ways language used in immigration reporting reflects broader narratives and political agendas.

“Deny entry to all female foreigners.” "Require sterilization of all foreign visitors prior to entry.” “Are we right in saying that ‘these dogs and cats in Ohio are celebrating this afternoon?’”

Read the latest story from 2026 CA Health Equity Fellow @melissamdaniels.bsky.social. Thank you to Senior Fellow @virginiagewin.bsky.social for sharing and supporting this reporting project. #USCCalFellows #healthjournalism

Virginia Gewin@virginiagewin.bsky.social · 2w ago

“People will die if this place isn’t open.” @melissamdaniels.bsky.social has done an amazing job as a @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social fellow covering the California Inland Empire's healthcare struggles. Check out her @cvindependent.bsky.social piece on the efforts to salvage Blythe's only hospital!

Free webinar: How immigration language in reporting has been politically weaponized ⏰ Wed 7/29, 11:30am PDT 🔗 Register: bit.ly/ImmigrationReporting Rinku Sen of @narrativepower.bsky.social joins @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social’s Michelle Levander to unpack what's at stake for immigrants.

LAST CALL for Data Fellowship applications. Apply by midnight PT tonight: bit.ly/2026DataFellowship

USC Center for Health Journalism@chjreportinghealth.bsky.social · 4w ago

There's still time to apply for our Data Fellowship! 🔗 Visit bit.ly/2026DataFellowship (Deadline: 7/22) Hear what last year’s Data Fellows shared during their in-person training in Los Angeles. @uscannenberg #ASCJ #DataReporting #JournalismFellowship #InvestigativeJournalism

As Medicare starts covering GLP-1s for weight loss, state Medicaid programs pull back. How do economics, stigma and bias influence who “deserves” treatment for obesity and who gets shut out? @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

The Health Divide: This breakthrough obesity drug is creating a big new health disparity

What happens when an expensive drug that works well for a condition affecting millions of people remains out of reach to many of those who would benefit?

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💭 Why does language around immigration matter? Join the conversation in our next webinar: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⏰ Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT 🔗 Visit bit.ly/ImmigrationR... to register @narrativepower.bsky.social

Join us now for our #webinar with Lee Hawkins Jr (leehawkinsjr.com) at bit.ly/HistoryRepor.... A former national fellow at the Center for Health Journalism, Lee served as a reporter, on-camera host, and editor at the Wall Street Journal for 19 years. Follow along here for highlights!

Making the Past Present: Strategies for Reporting on History

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HAPPENING SOON! Please join us for: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 ⏰ Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10 - 11am PDT 📖 Featuring author & journalist Lee Hawkins 🔗 Register and learn more at bit.ly/HistoryReportingStrategies

Happening tomorrow! Register: bit.ly/HistoryRepor... #InvestigativeJournalism #webinar

USC Center for Health Journalism@chjreportinghealth.bsky.social · last mo.

💭 How can journalists dig deeper into the past? Learn how at our next webinar, “Making the Past Present: Strategies for Reporting on History” 🗓️ Tuesday, July 14, 2026 🕰️ 10 - 11 am PDT 🎤 Featuring author Lee Hawkins 🔗 Register and learn more at bit.ly/HistoryReportingStrategies

There's still time to apply for our Data Fellowship! 🔗 Visit bit.ly/2026DataFellowship (Deadline: 7/22) Hear what last year’s Data Fellows shared during their in-person training in Los Angeles. @uscannenberg #ASCJ #DataReporting #JournalismFellowship #InvestigativeJournalism

📌 Less than a week left to register for our next webinar! Join us for: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 ⏰ Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10 - 11am PDT 📖 Featuring author & journalist Lee Hawkins 🔗 Visit bit.ly/HistoryReportingStrategies to register and learn more.

Improve your data reporting skills! Submit your applications to our Data Fellowship by July 22! 📷 Visit bit.ly/2026DataFellowship to learn more and apply!

USC Center for Health Journalism@chjreportinghealth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📊 Want to level up your data reporting skills? Apply to our Data Fellowship by July 22, 2026! 🔗 Visit bit.ly/2026DataFellowship to learn more and apply!

California's Inland Empire has one of the state's worst health care shortages. In this story, @melissamdaniels.bsky.social highlights an effort to "grow their own workforce". Reporting support from @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social.

‘Grow Our Own’: One of the Desert Healthcare District’s New Priorities Is Developing a Health Care Workforce - Coachella Valley Independent

“I think it’s important for us to make sure that we really do grow our own, and one of the ways that we're going to be able to attract that workforce is by making it easier for them to go to school,” ...

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💭 How can journalists dig deeper into the past? Learn how at our next webinar, “Making the Past Present: Strategies for Reporting on History” 🗓️ Tuesday, July 14, 2026 🕰️ 10 - 11 am PDT 🎤 Featuring author Lee Hawkins 🔗 Register and learn more at bit.ly/HistoryReportingStrategies

If you're attending the annual @aajaofficial.bsky.social convention this week, join our National Engagement Editor Teena Apeles and @fi2w.org Managing Editor Mia Warren for a special workshop, "Caregiving as a journalist," on June 26, 2:30 p.m. CT. #AAJA26

@chjreportinghealth.bsky.social recently hosted our annual National Fellowship in Los Angeles!

Have you experienced pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, infertility, infant care or health challenges? We want to hear from you! Help inform community-centered reporting on Black maternal and infant health in San Diego County. #sandiego #healthequity #sandiegonews #blackhealth

See you at the @ire.org Conference in National Harbor this week! Hear from our manager of projects, Jacqueline Stenson, at this panel: "Funding Your Dream Investigation Project" Thursday, June 18, 3:45-4:45 pm

Environmentally burdened communities typically lack information about what they’re breathing, but Pacoima is bucking the trend with hyperlocal monitoring. This spring, I spent time following around the effort. Thanks to @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social for funding! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This US neighborhood is full of hazardous air pollution. Can a network of sensors make ‘the invisible visible’?

Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoring

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The Health Divide: Menopause is having a moment, but not all women are benefiting equally, by @fransmith.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins... via @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social

The Health Divide: Menopause is having a moment, but not all women are benefiting equally

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👏 The USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism is pleased to announce the selection of 18 talented journalists to participate in the 2026 National Fellowship! 🔗 Visit centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins... to read the press release.

👏 @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social is happy to share that our columnist James Causey and former 2025 National Fellow @kschorsch.bsky.social have been recognized as 2026 @nabjlaofficial.bsky.social Salute to Excellence nominees! We are so honored to be part of their journeys.

📊 Want to level up your data reporting skills? Apply to our Data Fellowship by July 22, 2026! 🔗 Visit bit.ly/2026DataFellowship to learn more and apply!

Last week @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social gathered our Ethnic Media Collaborative for a virtual symposium bringing together reporters, local government and researchers to provide a powerful kaleidoscope of perspectives to help our reporters chronicle the mental health of their communities in CA.

I’m old enough to have written about AIDS at the beginning. That HIV is raging despite scientific advances in treatment and prevention is an indictment of our systems of care. Hats off to those working to turn the tide. @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/rep...

The Health Divide: Will pharmacies finally get HIV prevention to the people who need it most?

“There’s a complete mismatch between where we see PrEP clinics, and where we see HIV,” said Natalie Crawford, a researcher at Emory who is leading an initiative to support and train pharmacies in HIV ...

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