The Record’s health writer is awarded fellowship to examine health care system issues

Originally published December 11, 2012

Lindy Washburn receives 2013 Reporting Fellowship on Health Care Performance

North Jersey – Lindy Washburn, a senior writer who covers health care issues for The Record, has been awarded a reporting fellowship by the Association of Health Care Journalists.  She is one of five reporters in the U.S. to receive this fellowship that will help journalists understand and report on the performance of local health care markets and the country’s health system.

“Lindy Washburn is as good a health-care reporter as you could ask, “said Martin Gottlieb, editor of The Record. “Lindy will continue working with us next year while she benefits from specialized training, guidance, and financial support for reporting focused on one the most critical health-care issues in the state, the ownership changes transforming the hospital industry.”

Lindy was one of two reporters at The Record who won the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism in 2009 for the newspaper’s series “Living with Cancer.”

The Association of Health Care Journalists is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues.  The association and its Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism provide training, resources and a professional home for journalists.