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E-News of the Journalists Network on Generations — Beginning Our 24^th Year

January 31, 2017 — Volume 17, Number 1

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: An Actual Facts, No-Trump Zone.

1. THE TECH AGE:  *** “Tech-Enabled Home Care 2017” Report by Laurie Orlov; ***SharpBrains Virtual Summit on Brain Science

2. THE CONFERENCE BEAT: *** Health Journalism 2017, Annual Association of Health Care Journalists Meeting, in Orlando, April 20-13, with “Science of Dementia,” Covering Age-Friendly Cities—and Fellowship Applications.

3. GEN BEATLES NEWS” *** Alive Inside Producer Michael Rossato-Bennett’s Musical New ALS Film Project; *** “This Chair Rocks” Blogger Ashton Applewhite to Speak in Manhattan and S.F. Bay Area on Anti-Ageism in the Time of Trump; ***Producer Marlene “Mo” Morris’ film “A New Color–The Art of Being Edythe Boone” to be Aired Valentine’s Day on Public TV’s America ReFramed series for African American History Month.

4. THE STORYBOARD: *** “Obamacare Repeal Could Threaten Provisions That Help Older Adults,” by Ina Jaffe, NPR News; *** “How Obamacare Improved the Nation’s Health,” by Yanick Rice Lamb, AFRO; *** “A hard, personal look at the twilight we’re all headed for, but often unprepared to handle,” by Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times; *** “Another View: Virtual Reality For Seniors” by Sally Abrahms, AARP’s “Longevity Network”:  *** “Aging Hispanic Farmworkers Face Uncertain Future in Washington State,” by Tyler Tjomsland, Spokane Spokesman-Review; *** “Memory Cafés Take Aim at Elder Isolation, Dementia Concerns,” by Sandra Larson, Bay State Banner; *** “More Americans Care for Elderly Relatives, But Who Cares for the Caregivers?” by Encarnacion Pyle, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.

5. THREE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: We usually try to limit story links to one per new source, but Her Gray Eminence made that difficult in recent days thanks to some excellent pieces: *** “Why Women Quit Working: It’s Not for the Reasons Men Do” by Patricia Cohen; *** “Who Will Care for the Caregivers?” by Dhruv Khullar: *** “A Housing Crisis for Seniors by Allison Arieff.