The Reporting On Health collaborative, which produced the Valley Fever project, involves the Bakersfield Californian, the Merced Sun-Star, Radio Bilingüe, The Record in Stockton, Vida en el Valle in Fresno, the Voice of OC in Santa Ana, and ReportingonHealth.org.
The collaborative is an initiative of the Health Journalism Fellowships at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. It is made possible with the generous support of The California Endowment.
The reporters of the collaborative include:
Yesenia Amaro- Health Care Reporter, Merced Sun-Star
Joe Goldeen- Health Care Reporter, The Record
Rebecca Plevin- Community Health Reporter, Vide en el Valle
Kellie Schmitt- Health Reporter, Bakersfield Californian
Tracy Wood- Senior Writer, Voice of OC
The editors of the collaborative include:
John Arthur- VP and Executive Editor, Bakersfield Californian
Christine Bedell- Government Editor, Bakersfield Californian
Juan Esparaza- Editor and Publisher, Vide en el Valle
William Heisel- Contributing Editor, Reporting on Health and Project Editor
Dave Hill- Managing Editor, Merced Sun-Star
Michelle Levander- Editor-in-Chief, Reporting on Health
Samuel Orozco- News and Advertising Editor, Radio Bilingüe
David Washburn- Managing Editor, Voice of OC
Barbara Zumwalt- Deputy Metro Editor, The Record
Farida Jhabvala- Health & Economy, Radio Bilingüe
Questions about the collaborative? Please email editor at reportingonhealth dot org.
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