The Pulitzer Center has partnered with faculty members and research assistants to design in-depth course lessons around how to leverage news media as a primary tool for communication global health to those outside of the academic field. Each lesson includes an exclusive science journalist video interview, along with various Pulitzer Center resources that train students to analyze, debate, critique, and compare science communication techniques.
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Lesson Plans
Tuberculosis: A Call to Action
This lesson plan for science teachers, humanities teachers, and university professors examines the role that visuals can play in driving policy change by inspiring readers to “do something”.
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Lesson Plans
Telling Science Stories: Data Visualization
This lesson shows students how journalists use data visualization to effectively communicate scientific issues—and directs students to create their own projects using the mapping platform CartoDB.
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This Masters level lesson introduces journalism as an important tool for public health students and researchers to communicate complex public health issues in an accessible way for the general public.
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Students conduct an analysis of Amy Maxmen's Newsweek article, examine how she educates and engages the audience, and explore the differences between this type of writing and academic writing.
