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How a reporter from The Atlantic got RFK Jr. to talk
‘The most powerful man in science’: The inside scoop on RFK Jr. Moderator: Eli Cahan, Investigative journalist, Rolling Stone Michael Scherer, Staff writer, The Atlantic By Cheryl Clark, California Health Journalism Fellow How does a reporter convince an embattled federal official to talk when the official thinks he’s “a scorpion,” “part of a conspiracy,” and…
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RFK Jr. wants us all to wear health trackers — will it work?
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently shared his vision that all Americans wear a digital health device within the next four years. During a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee, he promised “one of the biggest advertising campaigns in HHS history” to reach that goal, as…
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Kennedy’s hearings for HHS Secretary start today: What Americans need to know
The past two weeks have been a dizzying whirlwind of executive orders, halting all health agencies’ public-facing communications and freezing all federal funding until a federal judge’s temporary restraining order paused that order. The flurry of executive orders — some legal, some likely not — should be considered a harbinger of what could happen within…
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What RFK Jr. could do: Reporting on U.S. vaccine policy and the powers of the HHS Secretary
President-elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could significantly impact the perception and uptake of vaccines. Whether he or any of Trump’s other vaccine-skeptical nominees receive Senate confirmation, signs suggest the incoming administration may attempt to change long-established vaccine policy in the U.S. This webinar covered the ins…
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Understanding RFK Jr.’s potential HHS powers and why to avoid ‘sane-washing’ him
A recent poll found that 44% of U.S. voters approve of Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Yet public opinion polls show Americans continue to overwhelmingly support childhood vaccination, including 88% who agree that the benefits of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine outweigh its risks — the same vaccine…
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What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine advocacy
Global and national health experts, ethicists, physicians, health care groups, and even autism advocates are sounding alarms and lobbying against Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services. While there’s been no shortage of news coverage, journalists must continue reporting this story until Kennedy undergoes Senate confirmation hearings. Audiences…
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