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The Medical Journalists’ Association has a membership of more than 400 health and medical writers, broadcasters and editors. We are based in the UK and exist to promote excellence in journalism, encourage and support our membership and provide opportunities for networking.
Upcoming MJA Events
MJA lunch and learn: Get under the bonnet of Covid-19 data with Prof Mary E Black
August 10 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
News
MJA honours David’s stats-tastic work - The Medical Journalists’ Association is delighted to announce that statistician and science communicator extraordinaire, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, will be presented with the MJA Lifetime Achievement Award at our 2021 Read more...
Events
MJA lunch and learn: Get under the bonnet of COVID-19 data with Prof Mary E Black - Would you like to get under the bonnet of COVID-19 data, covering the basics of how it is constructed? Have you got a table or graph that is perplexing you, Read more...
Blogs
MJA – Remembering the early years by Tom Smith - Oliver Gillie’s death has jolted me. As one of the few survivors (along with John Illman and Peter Pallot) of the foundation years of the MJA, I’d like to share Read more...
Awards Latest
Finalists for the 2021 MJA Awards - It has been extraordinary year for health and medical journalism, and this was reflected in the depth and breadth of entries for this year’s Medical Journalists’ Association Awards. As you Read more...
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Latest health news
- Covid travel: Fully jabbed from EU and US could avoid quarantineon July 28, 2021 at 9:35 am
- Coronavirus: Four numbers that reveal the real trendson July 27, 2021 at 11:59 pm
- Chronic health issues for third in late 40s - studyon July 27, 2021 at 11:34 pm
- Covid: UK cases fall for seventh day in a rowon July 27, 2021 at 9:05 pm
Resources
Guidelines: Working with members of the MJA - The Medical Journalists’ Association represents the UK’s leading health and medical journalists — many of whom are available for a range of freelance and consultancy work. We do not advise Read more...
Member Benefits
More reasons to join the MJA - Membership of the Medical Journalists’ Association brings a host of benefits. These include discounts for books published by the MIT press and even car hire. We have negotiated free access Read more...
Work and Money
Let’s stamp out 60-day payment terms - We know that for many freelance members, chasing payments is a perennial problem, and there seems to be no end to the hoops and barriers to navigate before payment is Read more...
Gallery
Watch the 2020 MJA Awards - If you weren’t able to watch the MJA Awards in real time, you can catch up with our virtual ceremony here. Congratulations to everyone who made the shortlists, to Read more...
