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USC Center for Health Journalism @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to Audrey Brown, Christopher Burrell, Rebecca Cadenhead, @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social , Will Katcher, @josephinelee.bsky.social , Rachel Livinal, @jimmylovrien.bsky.social

#CHJDataFellowship #DataFellows

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Gulf States Newsroom @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social · 16d

From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social | Anyone looking for a COVID shot for themselves or their kids in Louisiana is facing a new maze of pharmacy restrictions after changing federal guidance on the vaccine.

MORE HERE ⬇️

Louisiana pharmacies make their own rules amid confusing COVID guidance: ‘It’s clear as mud’

Unclear rules and inconsistent interpretations of federal and state COVID-19 vaccination rules leave families confused and vulnerable patients unprotected.

www.wwno.org

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Dan Fox @dantigravity.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social for getting my good side.

Gulf States Newsroom @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social · Aug 27

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago, Antigravity Magazine — a small, DIY publication — played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed on what was happening in the city.

Read more from @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social ⬇️

‘Down but not out’: The punk zine that helped keep New Orleans’ culture afloat after Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Antigravity Magazine played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed.

www.wwno.org

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Barry Scholl @barryscholl.bsky.social · Aug 28

Great reporting from Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social and Gulf States Newsroom @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social

NPR @npr.org · Aug 28

In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts. n.pr/4mCWGJt

Speaker Johnson slashed Medicaid. His constituents could lose health services

In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts.

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Aug 27

There have been a lot of stories about the media in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social

www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...

‘Down but not out’: The punk zine that helped keep New Orleans’ culture afloat after Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Antigravity Magazine played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed.

www.wwno.org

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Bernadette Woods Placky @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social · Aug 19

From Drew Hawkins...

"What does heat in New Orleans SOUND like?
We know what it feels like. We know what the data looks like. But I had this idea of a way to represent the temperature data through sound — using music."
www.tiktok.com/@drewhawkins...
@climatecentral.org @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social

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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Jul 31

For the latest Backstory, we sat down with @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social to discuss his investigation, "Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them," produced in partnership with @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social: soundcloud.com/typeinvestig...

Drew Hawkins: Reporting on the Shortage of Trauma-informed Nurses in the Gulf South

In this episode, we sat down with Drew Hawkins to discuss his new investigation, “Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them,

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Trump Administration is delaying critical funding used for opioid overdose prevention — especially naloxone (Narcan) — from the CDC’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program.

Cutting or delaying this funding could directly lead to more overdose deaths.

wbhm.org/2025/alabama...

Future of Alabama’s Narcan program in peril

OD2A funds helped Alabama make naloxone more widely available last year. Health experts say it’s responsible for a promising downturn in overdose deaths.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · Jul 18

A really well-reported story by @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social on the importance of sexual assault nurse examiners and the impacts for survivors who lack access to them in the Gulf South:
www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them. - Type Investigations

www.typeinvestigations.org

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ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag.bsky.social · Jul 15

@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social wrote about today's ICE raids, Latin America's banana plantations, and the history that connects them. antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...

Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · Jul 16

Absolutely loved this story.

Talks about the links between the Latin American coups of the mid 1900s and the modern disappearing of migrants in America.

(From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social in @antigravitymag.bsky.social )

antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...

Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...

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peregrine kate (she/her) @peregrinekate.bsky.social · Jul 13

Powerful and eloquent essay that updates the long and shameful history of U.S. involvement in “disappearances.” How many more years will pass before we in the U.S. end these abuses and make real amends?

Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jul 12

This is the story of a man with no name who was disappeared from a mall in New Orleans.

It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.

antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...

Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jul 12

I know we're seeing people disappear every day now. In the numbers, we lose the humanity. No human is more deserving than another.

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jul 12

I love public media and I love my beat. But I had to step outside to tell this story. Huge thanks to @antigravitymag.bsky.social and all of the wonderful editors there for their guidance and ability to execute darlings without hesitation

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jul 12

This is the story of a man with no name who was disappeared from a mall in New Orleans.

It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.

antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...

Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...

antigravitymagazine.com

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ANTIGRAVITY Magazine @antigravitymag.bsky.social · Jul 4

Jamilla Webb attended the second national Get Free: A Black Feminist Reunion conference (featuring keynote speaker Angela Davis); @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social‬ investigates banana plantations, ICE raids at Canal Place, and the history that connects them...

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Ed Mahon @edmahon.bsky.social · Jun 20

A big list of 30 opioid settlement story ideas and 30 other public health story ideas: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .

60 opioid settlement and other public health story ideas - (IRE)

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · Jun 30

Building empathy into #addiction and #homelessness coverage, by @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/06... via @healthjournalism.org #journalism

Building empathy into addiction and homelessness coverage

At HJ25, panelists spoke about fostering empathy and nuance in stories about people living with addiction and homelessness.

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jun 21

Tons of great stories in here — guarantee you’ll get some ideas!

Great working on this with @edmahon.bsky.social and @aneripattani.bsky.social

Ed Mahon @edmahon.bsky.social · Jun 20

A big list of 30 opioid settlement story ideas and 30 other public health story ideas: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .

60 opioid settlement and other public health story ideas - (IRE)

docs.google.com

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jun 15

New Orleans put its own spin on the #nokingsday protests in cities across the country #neworleans #noking #trump

@gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social @npr.org

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thank you for sharing!

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Jun 14

"Alabama has 44 certified [sexual assault nurse examiners] for the entire state. Louisiana has 42."

"Mississippi only has 6 — for a population of almost three million."

"It's a life-lasting impact when those services are not there for a survivor."
#USA #Healthcare

Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them. - Type Investigations

www.typeinvestigations.org

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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Jun 13

Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them.

@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports in partnership with Gulf States Newsroom (@wwno.org): www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them. - Type Investigations

www.typeinvestigations.org

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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · Jun 8

Found this on Instagram by Gulf States Newsroom and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social interviewing those on medicaid. Every day people living, working, and trying to survive. Don't let the narrative be of lazy people committing fraud. We all know people using medicaid whether they tell us or not.

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Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social · May 20

a short explainer on HB 531 re: forensic medical exams, which just passed in the house at the Louisiana legislature #louisiana #legislature

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