Paul Miller Fellow Karoun Demirjian wins David Lynch Memorial Regional Reporting Award
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We’re very proud of current Paul Miller Washington Reporting fellow Karoun Demirjian, who this week won the David Lynch Memorial Regional Reporting Award for outstanding coverage of Congress. Karoun, writing for the Las Vegas Sun, reportedly filed 473 stories from DC in 2011, including blog posts and all the rest.
Uncovering Race: NPF co-sponsors discussion on race with journalist Amy Alexander
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NPF is co-sponsoring this month a discussion with journalist Amy Alexander at DC’s Busboys and Poets, 14th and V streets. After a career writing for such papers as The Miami Herald, Boston Globe, Village Voice and Washington Post, Alexander’s fourth book is “Uncovering Race: A Black Journalist’s Story of Reporting and Reinvention.” Her analysis of mainstream media coverage of a browner, younger nation is sure to spark a great discussion. The A.C.T.O.R series is hosted by Busboys and Poets as an opportunity for people to speak openly and honestly about issues of race. This event is free and open to all.
New Study: Injectable Contraceptive May Double HIV Risk
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New research out of Africa has potentially devastating news for women there, who rely on the convenience and confidentiality of injectable contraception. The study, published Monday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, indicates that the injectable contraceptive may double their risk of acquiring HIV, and also increases the risk of transmitting it to a male partner.
Reporting from Bangkok: J2J Fellow Stories from AIDS Vaccine 2011
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NPF’s J2J program arm has just completed training for 20 journalists who now are fanning out to cover AIDS Vaccine 2011, the international gathering of scientists seeking a vaccine against HIV. Over two days here in Bangkok, Thailand, our fellows heard from 20 researchers, most of whom are making important presentations at the conference. The briefings and extensive question-and-answer sessions helped prepare our group to report on the news from the conference, including an important development that moves the field significantly ahead.
How Will DC’s Shifting Demographics Affect Diabetes and Health Care Issues?
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Wednesday’s Washington Post reported that the Washington metro region was among eight in which minorities became a majority in the past decade, according to a new analysis of census data. The well-done piece, by Carol Morello and Ted Mellnik, touched on implications for the area’s workforce, schools and politics.
One area not mentioned was health-care, but this is on our minds here at NPF, because we know that the burden of diabetes is much higher for racial and ethnic minorities than for whites. As the minority population grows, so will the importance of understanding diabetes. It’s one of the issues we’ll talk about during our one-day program, Diabetes Issues Today, which is offered free to area journalists on September 27th.
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