I thought I would take a break from the coronavirus pandemic and politics to take a look at the history of the craft we call journalism. The late 1800s were a period of yellow journalism led by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst where sensational headlines were what sold newspapers. There were trailblazing male andContinue reading “Ida, Nellie and Ida: Trailblazing Women Journalists in the Victorian Age”
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Protests and Pandemics: Lessons from History
Watching the developments of the past week were surprising even to me. Were the up swelling of protests over the death of George Floyd and the corona virus pandemic totally unrelated? Is Trump’s generally incompetent leadership a factor? The mostly peaceful demonstrations have been occurring just as the turbulent restriction from the pandemic are being lifted. Do peopleContinue reading “Protests and Pandemics: Lessons from History”
Trends in the Uninsured are Flat by Race and Gender for Pennsylvania
The Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for Pennsylvania can be broken down by gender at the state and county level and by ethnicity at the state level only. For race the trends can be seen in the table below. The trends for the three groups were similar with Hispanics having rates more than doubleContinue reading “Trends in the Uninsured are Flat by Race and Gender for Pennsylvania”