Consider the personal, medical-technological, and societal news frames. How does this article frame who/what is the problem ; leading to what kind of solutions? Does it go very far upstream? In your topic area, is this a common approach? Based on your own reporting, write a couple of sentences that add an upstream component to the story. This article frames obesity as a medical problem. Drug companies are attempting to come up with a weight loss pill that will become the first new anti-obesity medication in more than ten years. The article does not take the issue of obesity very far upstream. It does not address the social and institutional forces that lead to such a high prevalence of obesity in the United States. Medication ... More »

This article discusses the prevalence of Hepatitis among the Baby Boomer generation, those born from 1946-1964. As a whole, the piece is very well written and there is little evidence of stereotypes present. However, a quote from John Ward, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's hepatitis division, says, "Injection drug use was frequent in this age group, and even one-time exposure to injection drug use carries a high risk." This excerpt proves to be stereotypical because it implies that the majority of baby boomers use or have used injection drugs before. This stereotyping matters because there are other ways to contract hepatitis and those should be addresseProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: ... More »

I believe this article on bipolar disorder across different nations frames the disease as a societal responsibility. It highlights the fact that the United States has a much higher lifetime rate of bipolar disorder compared with other nations where the stigma of psychological disease is very high. The article takes on a societal level especially when it discusses stigma; doctors across nations conclude that they know how to diagnose bipolar disorder but that many individuals are reluctant to seek out psychiatric help because mental illness is frowned upon. I think this article seeks to create awareness across societies to show individuals suffering with bipolar disorder that they should look for support. The article could be ... More »