Research

Knight Health research projects

1. A survey of how low-income consumers use mobile and online technology to obtain health and medical information.
   How low-income residents of Athens use mobile and online technology to obtain health and medical information.
2. Greene County: A picture of health from our youth.
   A pilot study using video journalism to raise health awareness among middle-school students.
3. A survey of low-income health information consumers in the Southeast.
   Health worries and information seeking by low-income adults in Georgia, Alabama.
4. Health Worries and the Quest for Information in Low-income Black Belt Families.
   Academic research findings can help journalists cover the health beat for rural readers and viewers.
5. The Health of Ethnic Media: Needs and Opportunities.
   Researchers at six institutions worked together on a national project coordinated by faculty at San Francisco State University.
6. Impact evaluation of the 2007 Gnat Line News Briefing.
   Comparing health coverage in participating and non-participating media outlets.
7. The impact of post-employment journalism training on health and medical story ideation.
   Workshop participation and editorial decisions about what health stories to cover.