Monthly Archives: July 2018
GBO NEWS: Journalists Fellowship Deadline Extended; Boston Globe’s New Boomer Beat; “Death Cafes” & “FUN-erals”; Real News on Medicare, Drug Costs and Retirement; Ageism a Royal Pain (Says the Royal Society)
Posted: July 2, 2018 at 4:40 pm
GENERATIONS BEAT ONLINE NEWS
E-News of the Journalists Network on Generations – Celebrating 25 Years.
June 3, 2018 — Volume 18, Number 8
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In This Issue: No Tolerance for “No Tolerance”—Truthful Reporting: #Intolerance Policy. (Happy Independence Day — Let Those Babies and Mothers go!)
1. EYES ON THE PRIZE: ***Journalists in Aging Fellowship Deadline Extended–July 12; ***Chinese Elder Abuse Series Wins Sing Tao Daily Top CUNY Ippies Award; ***Paiute Elders’ Health System Story Wins Native American Journalists Association Award.
2. GEN BEATLES NEWS: Boston Globe Profile—Robert Weisman’s New Boomer Beat
3. THE STORYBOARD:
*** Two Stories on Death Cafes (Cuisine to Die For): * “One Woman Helps Others Make Sure End-Of-Life Planning Is ‘Good To Go,’” by Lisa Napoli, NPR Weekend Edition; * “The Positive Death Movement Comes to Life,” by John Leland, New York Times (Welcome to “FUN-erals”);
*** “Everything Old is News Again” and “Communications Challenges in the Longevity Market,” by Kevyn Burger, series in Stria News.
4. FISCAL REFORM SCHOOL: *** “No, Medicare is Not Going Broke: Understanding the 2018 Medicare Trustees Report,” AARP Public Policy Institute; *** “It’s the Monopolies, Stupid!” by David Blumenthal, M.D., President, The Commonwealth Fund (Drug companies play Monopoly with our health); *** “How to Rescue Retirement,” by Jacob S. Hacker, Politico.
5. AGE-OLD AGEISM: *** “That Age-Old Question: How Attitudes to ageing affect our health and wellbeing,” The Royal Society for Public Health.