What Health Stories Are Worth Covering?
From the current global health emergency from mpox to medical breakthroughs like weight loss drugs, there’s no lack of stories to cover when it comes to the health beat. But that doesn’t mean medical news is always easy to cover.
NBC News medical reporter Erika Edwards and Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist and NBC News medical analyst, shared what great health news stories have in common:
Plain language, free from jargon
The right medical experts
A hook (introduction or lede) that catches people’s attention
Characters (subjects) who make the story relatable
Plenty of visuals, especially to help explain complex ideas
Clear, actionable advice.
Edwards and Gupta offer more advice for covering health stories. Check out our blog post here: https://nbcuacademy.com/health-news
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