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May 24, 2016 — Volume 16, Number 9

Editor’s Note: GBO News, e-news of the Journalists Network on Generation publishes alerts for journalists, producers and authors covering generational issues. Send your news of important stories or books (by you and others), fellowships, awards or pertinent kvetches to GBO News Editor Paul Kleyman. You can subscribe to GBONews.org at no charge simply by sending a request to Paul with your name, address, phone number and editorial affiliation or note that you freelance. You’ll receive the table of contents as e-mail, just click through to the full issue at www.gbonews.org.

IN THIS ISSUE: Memories in the corners of our history.

 1. VOTE SUPPRESSION, ELDERS AND THE SPIRIT OF ‘MISS JANE PITTMAN’

 2. GOOD SOURCES: On Voter-ID and Related Issues

 3. A GERONTOLOGIST FOR CONGRESS? A WHAT?: Social Security Works Co-Founder Eric Kingson’s Run for Congress

GENERATIONS BEAT ONLINE NEWS

E-News of the Journalists Network on Generations

May 19, 2016 — Volume 16, Number 8

Editor’s Note: GBO News, e-news of the Journalists Network on Generation publishes alerts for journalists, producers and authors covering generational issues. Send your news of important stories or books (by you and others), fellowships, awards or pertinent kvetches to GBO News Editor Paul Kleyman. You can subscribe to GBONews.org at no charge simply by sending a request to Paul with your name, address, phone number and editorial affiliation or note that you freelance. You’ll receive the table of contents as e-mail, just click through to the full issue at www.gbonews.org.

IN THIS ISSUE: Are Healthy Choices “Incentivized” in Your Plan?

1. ENTITLEMENTS ACCORDING TO TRUMP: Sources on Donald Trump and Social Security: *** “A Trump presidency would threaten programs like Social Security. Here’s how we know,” by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times; *** House Republicans Don’t Like Trump, But That Won’t Stop Them From Voting For Him,” by Matt Fuller, Huffington Post; *** “Centrist Democrats: We can work with President Trump,” by Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim, Politico; *** “Trump adviser now says Medicare and Medicaid changes are on the table,” by Harris Meyer, Modern Healthcare.

2. THE STORYBOARD: *** “Aging in Their Own Words: A Global Newsroom Collaboration,” is Huffington Post’s international team initiative on global aging; *** “Disproving Beliefs About the Economy and Aging,” by Christopher Farrell, New York Times; *** “What’s New in Aging: Postponing retirement,” by Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s “Aging Edge” blog; *** “5 elderly holdouts fighting closure of assisted-living home” and “Nursing homes turn to eviction to drop difficult patients,” by Matt Sedensky, AP; *** “Insurance costs are rising, but putting sick people in separate risk pools isn’t the answer,” by Trudy Lieberman, USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

3. EYES ON THE PRIZE: Columbia University Names 20 Age Boom Journalism Fellows.

4. GOOD SOURCES: *** 4 Million Low-Income Older Adults Could Boost Their Annual Budget by Almost a Third, Says New Study; *** “Raise the Floor: Quality Nursing Home Care Depends on Quality Jobs,” is a new report on pay and conditions for America’s 650,000 certified nursing assistant jobs.

GENERATIONS BEAT ONLINE NEWS

E-News of the Journalists Network on Generations

May 11, 2016 — Volume 16, Number 7

Editor’s Note: GBO News, e-news of the Journalists Network on Generation publishes alerts for journalists, producers and authors covering generational issues. Send your news of important stories or books (by you and others), fellowships, awards or pertinent kvetches to GBO News Editor Paul Kleyman. You can subscribe to GBONews.org at no charge simply by sending a request to Paul with your name, address, phone number and editorial affiliation or note that you freelance. You’ll receive the table of contents as e-mail, just click through to the full issue at www.gbonews.org.

IN THIS ISSUE: Your Very Own New Normal.

1.HEALTH CARE REFORM SCHOOL:  *** NPR’s Michelle Martin’s Mother’s Day commentary a National Caregivers Day; *** Atlas of Caregiving Pilot Study Report Delves Into What Entails Caregiving; *** Older Americans Act Finally Reauthorized (Now Congress Needs to Fund It).

2. THE STORYBOARD: *** “Fraying at the Edges: A Life-Changing Diagnosis,” by R.N. Kleinfield’s runs 20,400 words in the New York Times; *** “Latino Elders Increasingly Alone and Isolated in Chicago,” 2-part series by Marcela Cartagena, in  Chicago’s La Raza; *** “Caregivers Face Crushing Demands, But Help Isn’t Far Away,” by Hanah Cho, Dallas Morning News; *** “Old and Homeless: Aging Hard and Fast on Spokane’s Streets,” by Tyler Tjomsland, Spokane Spokesman-Review/New America Media;  *** “With Aging and Illness, Some LGBT People Opt for the Closet,” by Ellen Rand, New America Media; *** “Most Doctors Unsure How To Discuss End-of-Life Care, Survey Says,” by Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News;

3. EYES ON THE PRIZE: *** The National Press Foundation Taps 20 Journalists for Retirement Fellowships;  *** Excellence in Reporting on Elder Abuse Award for Sacramento Bee’s Marjie Lundstrom and GBONews & New America Media Editor Paul Kleyman.

4. THE AGING NET: *** Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Launches New “Aging Edge” News Blog; *** The Silver Century Foundation Enhances News Website.