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GBO NEWS: Blaming the Old for Brexit; 2 Journalism Fellowship Deadlines; ‘ProPublica’s’ Pharma Exposé; Guardianship Trap; & More

Posted: June 27, 2016 at 1:00 am

GENERATIONS BEAT ONLINE NEWS

E-News of the Journalists Network on Generations

June 27, 2016 — Volume 16, Number 10

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: “No, mates,” I said go for the brisket, not the Brexit!”

1. EYES ON THE PRIZE: ***Journalists in Aging Fellowship Deadline, July 29 ($1,500 and a trip to New Orleans); ***National Cancer Reporting Fellowships Deadline, Aug. 26 (4 days at NIH).

2. GEN BEATLES NEWS:  *** Rural Aging Series Wins SPJ Region 10 Award for Tacoma (Wash.) Spokesman-Review team; ***Tommy Goldsmith Retires from Raleigh’s News & Observer.

3. GOOD SOURCES: ***Just Care website (“The Buzz for Boomer and Carers”); *** “Transforming Retirement” conference on university retirement programs, August in Seattle; Generation Bold Radio.

4. THE STORYBOARD: *** “Feed Me, Pharmacy: More Evidence That Industry Meals Are Linked to Costlier Prescribing” by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica; *** “AGING IN THE FIELDS” series on migrant farm workers aging in California by David Bacon, Capital & Main/New America Media; *** “THE GUARDIANSHIP TRAP” by Emily Gurnon, Journalists in Aging Fellowship series, PBS Next Avenue; *** “Reporters Learn Future of Work and Aging During Columbia Seminar,” by Richard Eisenberg, PBS Next Avenue.

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