Journalists Interested in Tobacco
The journalists listed on this page have an interest in tobacco and nicotine issues and have expressed a desire to be contacted about relevant news stories. Journalists not currently listed on the page but who would like to be included should contact Cliff Douglas at cdoug@umich.edu or 734-936-0939.
Two additional resources for journalists and for University of Michigan researchers with newsworthy research findings are the UM News and Information Services and the
UM Health System Public Relations Office .
Find journalists and contact information listed below alphabetically by company name.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ABC News
Jayne Bruns
Producer
1717 DeSales Street
Washington, DC 20036
Roger Sergel
Managing Editor
Medical Coverage
175 Highland Ave
Needham, MA 02494
Advertising Age
Ira Teinowitz
Washington Bureau Chief
Advertising Age & Television Week
814 National Press Building
529 14th St, NW
Washington, DC 20045
· tobacco marketing
· attempts to regulate tobacco advertising and marketing
· anti-tobacco advertising
American Medical News
Susan Landers
American Medical News
25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-7400
· Tobacco and health
· Tobacco-related policy
Ann Arbor News
Dave Gershman
Reporter
340 E. Huron Street
P.O. Box 1147
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
· University of Michigan
Amanda Hamon
Health and Science Reporter
340 E. Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI, 48106
· Tobacco research and its applications
· Drug development
Bloomberg News
Catherine Larkin
US Health-Care Reporter
Washington, DC 20005
· FDA regulation of tobacco
William McQuillen
Legal Affairs Reporter
1399 New York Ave., NW
11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
· Tobacco litigation
Greg Stohr
Legal Reporter
1399 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005
· U.S. Supreme Court
Business Week
John Carey
Senior Correspondent
1200 G St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
CBS News
Wyatt Andrews
Washington Correspondent
Supreme Court Correspondent
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
2020 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
· health care
· litigation
Stephanie Lambidakis
CBS News Reporter, Justice Department
Keith Summa
Senior Producer
CBS Investigative Unit
514 West 57th Street, 6201-D
New York, NY 10019
Christian Science Monitor
Warren Richey
Staff Writer
910 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-2980
· tobacco litigation
Ron Scherer
Reporter
500 5th Ave, Suite 1845
New York, NY 10110
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Stacy Palmer
Editor
1255 23rd St, NW
Washington, DC 20037
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The Detroit News
Sarah Webster
Medical Reporter
615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
The Financial Times
Lauren Foster
US Consumer Goods Correspondent
1330 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Food Nutrition Health News Service
Goody L. Solomon
Executive Editor
1712 Taylor St., NW
Washington, DC 20011
Health Affairs
Susan Dentzer
Editor-in-Chief
7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814-6133
· health and policy aspects of tobacco
HoltzReport
Andrew Holtz
7260 NW Penridge Rd.
Portland, OR 97229-6806
National Public Radio
Debbie Elliott
National Correspondent
635 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
· litigation
· policy
Peter Overby
Reporter
635 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
· tobacco lobbying
· campaign finance issues
Julie Rovner
Health Policy Correspondent
635 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
· legislation and policy
New York Times
Denise Grady
Science Desk
620 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Gina Kolata
Health Reporter
620 8th Avenue
New York, NY
10018
Donald McNeil
International Health Reporter
620 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Joe Nocera
Business Columnist
Kevin Sack
Health Care Reporter
7875 Landowne Drive
Atlanta, GA 30350
Duff Wilson
Staff Reporter
620 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
· health care
· tobacco industry
· pharmaceutical industry
Newsday
Ridgely Ochs
235 Pinelawn Rd
Melville, NY 11747-4250
· health
· medical news
Richmond Times-Dispatch
John Reid Blackwell
Staff Writer
300 E Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
David Ress
General Assignment Reporter
300 E. Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
USA Today
Wendy Koch
General Assignment Reporter / NEWS
The Wall Street Journal
Alicia Mundy
Washington, DC
· cessation drugs / NRTs (Chantix)
· FDA regulation of tobacco
Washington Post
Nils J. Bruzelius
Deputy National Editor / Science
· health and medicine
Rob Stein
Medical Reporter
· health and medicine
WGBH Radio
Helen Palmer
Health Care Correspondent/Editor
Marketplace (nightly public radio business show)
125 Western Ave
Boston, MA 02134
· money and health
Winston-Salem Journal
Brian Louis
Business Reporter
P.O. Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
· R.J . Reynolds; Philip Morris; Lorillard
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