This week the Rotations team connects with the highly respected and innovative journalist, Rick Berke. Mr. Berke covered politics at the New York Times for decades as the Chief Political & Whitehouse Correspondent, Washington and National Editor and Assistant Managing Editor before becoming the Executive Editor of Politico and most recently, the Executive Director of The Boston Globe’s STAT – a national publication focused on telling compelling stories about health, medicine and scientific discovery.
Rick talks with the Rotations team about the challenges of medical journalism in the age of intense politicization and financial interests and his thoughts on founding a viable journalistic start-up amidst the issues facing the practice of journalism. He also talks about the wealth of stories in our medical and scientific communities and the value of bringing these stories to the broader American public.
Learn more about STAT and medical storytelling at
https://www.statnews.com/
@statnews
Rotations is joined by Lisa Forster, long-time journalist and Associate Producer of Rotations and Research Project Manager at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Accompanying the team is also newcomer, Jim Phillips, former journalist and now Communications Specialist at OUHCOM.
This show was produced by Todd Fredricks, hosted by Nisarg Bakshi, engineered by Kyle P. Snyder and edited by Brian Plow.
Rotations is a production of Media in Medicine, a family of medical storytelling initiatives developed by faculty and research staff from Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Scripps College of Communication. Views and opinions expressed here are our own or those of our guests and do not necessarily represent those of the colleges or Ohio University.
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