Filling the Gap in Health News Coverage
CT Health places a high priority on affecting health policy and advocacy to promote better health for all of Connecticut’s residents. We strongly believe that access to quality, in-depth journalism equips advocates, policy-makers, CT Health grantees and residents with credible information to make informed decisions about the health issues that impact their lives.
Our strategy includes partnering with the media and health journalists in a variety of ways to expand public understanding of health and promote civic engagement to change health systems. To fill the gaps in health news coverage, CT Health supports training and skill-building fellowship opportunities for reporters to strengthen their knowledge of emerging health issues. In addition, the foundation also supports news media organizations to expand coverage of health issues on both the state and federal levels. Below is a list of some of CT Health’s investments in health journalism:
Local ethnic newspapers
- Inner City News (Hartford)
- Northend Agents (Hartford)
- Identidad (Greater Hartford)
- Registro (Greater New Haven)
- Northeast Minority News (CT & MA)
Broadcast
Radio
- WNPR 90.5 FM (large state coverage)
- WYBC.FM 94.3 FM (Greater New Haven)
- WDRC.AM 1360 AM(Greater Hartford, Southeast Connecticut)
Television
- WTNH TV 8
- WTIC TV 61
Online News
- Online Journalism Project (New Haven Independent)
- Naugatuck Valley Online News
- Connecticut Mirror
- CT NewsJunkie
- Hispanic Portal
Health Journalism Training
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Journalism Fellowship to support Connecticut Reporters:
- Hartford Courant (Greater Hartford)
- The Day (New London)
- CT Mirror (Statewide)
- News 12 (Fairfield/Norwalk)
