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Dec 8 • 8 tweets • 7 min read
Now, let's go #BehindTheScenes with @CroakeyNews 👋

A general #WeekInTheLife of Croakey involves:

* a Monday mtg to discuss health-related news to cover in our bulletin (which is FREE to subscribe to this week!)

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* interviews
* sourcing health updates via Twitter, media releases etc
* attending webinars & meetings
* commissioning stories
* working on special projects
* editing opeds & other stories

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Our social journalism team of editors, contributing editors, columnists & collaborators come from across Australia (and one from the UK!), with a wide range of backgrounds & skills.

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We work on a rotating editorial roster & members of the editorial team wear multiple hats during each rostered week.

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Wednesday is our big production down & we mostly spend the day head down:

* writing
* editing
* finalising stories
* sourcing feature images
* loading stories on the website
* publishing the bulletin!

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Reminder: pitch us your idea for @CroakeyNews articles, collaborations & projects using #HealthEquityMatters2023 & please join us this Sunday 11 Dec, at 7.30pm AEDT to discuss ideas.

Registration details 👇

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A collaborative project @CroakeyNews had the privilege of working on in 2022 is the #SpeakingOurMinds series, which was pitched, planned and "expertly shepherded" by @SimonKatterl.

Read the 6 stories in the series👇

#HealthEquityMatters2023

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Dec 9
Hello, the #AppreciationDay tweets have rolled over all week...We have so many individuals and organisations to thank for supporting #PublicInterestJournalism & @CroakeyNews Image
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Dec 8
The @CroakeyNews bulletin is emailed to subscribers every Thursday.

Here's a wrap of this week's stories...

"Consumer submissions to the Parliamentary inquiry provide a detailed picture of diverse experiences of people with #LongCOVID" @JenniferDoggett
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"Looking at that quote & the Grattan Report side by side, it’s easy to feel like not much progress has been made in general practice policy in the three decades between them" – @JenniferDoggett

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Dec 5
There are many ways in which researchers & research organisations can engage with Croakey and public interest journalism to translate your research.

Follow this thread for some examples – AB.

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As @MelissaSweetDr has tweeted this morning, one of her favourite stories of #ResearchTranslation is how @AKction2 go about it...with an important focus on involving patients in the research from the beginning! AB

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Don't miss this report about the journey, work & outcomes of the AKCTION program.

The report is an example of Croakey Professional Services & editorial working with researchers – AB.

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Dec 5
We @CroakeyNews also appreciate the support of @_PHAA_ , Australia's peak body for #publichealth.

As like @AHPA_AU, the @_PHAA_ have member branches in each state/territory & advocate for #publichealth policies

#CroakeyFundingDrive #AppreciationDay
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.@_PHAA_ are calling for abstracts for the Preventive Health Conference, to be held on Kaurna Country next May.

You have two days left – abstracts have been extended until Wednesday 7 December!

#CroakeyFundingDrive #AppreciationDay

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Recent advocacy work by the @_PHAA_ includes calling on @AustralianLabor Party to drop the planned stage three tax cuts

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Dec 5
Huge shout out to funding consortium members @AHPA_AU, the only professional association in Australia specifically for people involved in practice, policy, research & study of health promotion.

#CroakeyFundingDrive #AppreciationDay

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.@AHPA_AU have member branches in each state/territory and keep busy advocating for health promotion, such as their submission to gambling harm Inquiry, & supporting members through their #healthpromotion activities

#CroakeyFundingDrive #AppreciationDay

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Recently, @AHPA_AU collaborated with @PhaaVic & @AustralasianEpi to advocate for #publichealth and #healthpromotion in the Victorian State Election

#CroakeyFundingDrive #AppreciationDay

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Dec 5
On #AppreciationDay, the @CroakeyNews & @CroakeyServices team sends a big shout out to @LowitjaInstitut for wide-ranging work for health and wellbeing through quality research, knowledge translation and by supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers
The @LowitjaInstitut & @JanineMilera have been longstanding supporters of public interest journalism in so many ways, including as a #HealthEquityStar member of the Croakey Funding Consortium Image
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