Can trust in health care journalism be rebuilt? with David Rousseau

In a time when trust in health care leadership and media is faltering, how can transparent, local, and solution-driven journalism bridge the gap and rebuild confidence in the stories that shape our health and lives?

In this episode, David Rousseau, Publisher and Executive Director of Journalism and Information Technology at KFF Health News, talks about the challenges that today’s health care journalism faces and how he seeks to build trust in health care leadership and media. KFF Health News, a trusted and non-partisan source, focuses on explaining complex health care issues through policy analysis, polling, and journalism. Throughout this conversation, David addresses the challenges of navigating the health care system, the impact of local news decline on health reporting, and the role of misinformation. He also emphasizes how rebuilding trust requires transparency, diverse experts, and localized storytelling.

Tune in and learn about the future of health reporting, trust, and the impact of misinformation on our health care system!

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