Monday, February 20, 2023
A look at three journalists this month
US journalists are perennially interested in healthcare, medicine, and the environment: They’re fields where positive news, groundbreaking research, and worrisome threats all emerge every month. These are among the most common fields that Newswise members’ experts are working in, so for February, we’ve compiled a list of reporters and an editor doing outstanding writing on these beats.
Sam Baker - Axios
Sam Baker is a senior editor at Axios who focuses on healthcare.
His most recent work has focused on the Supreme Court, making him a good contact for experts in both healthcare and other fields like law and politics. He’s built his entire career in Washington, DC and previously worked at The Hill and National Journal. He likely has a strong network of contacts in this realm of the media. His team covers healthcare politics, policy, and business.
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Mark Schleifstein - The Times-Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate
Based in New Orleans, Mark Schleifstein is an environment reporter at The Times-Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate.
Schleifstein focuses on environmental news in Louisiana, and may be especially interested in stories with a regional connection. He has been heavily awarded for multi-part series such as “Losing Louisiana” and “Last Chance: The Fight to Save a Disappearing Coast.” Complex stories that are well suited for long-form treatment could be a good fit for him. He says he views “the future of environment reporting as especially bright” and has written about topics including climate change, the petrochemical industry, and oil spills.
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Mitchel Zoler - Medscape and MDedge
Mitchel Zoler is a medical reporter for the publications Medscape and MDedge.
He has 31 years of experience in medical writing and before that, trained as a virologist and researcher. This professional background has left him with advanced fluency in medical concepts that will make him a great fit for more complex stories on this beat. His most recent work has been focused on diabetes.
His work for MDedge in particular has focused on detailed scientific discussion of new advances in medicine. He may be a good fit for experts who are hoping for high-level coverage of their work that does not spare scientific detail.
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