#38 Ken Belson New York Times Journalist: Ethical Journalism in Concussion Part I
06/24/19 • 36 min
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Ken Belson covers the N.F.L. for the New York Times, a job that includes writing about teams, stadiums, medical issues, lawsuits and many other elements of the country’s biggest and most popular league.
Mr. Belson joined the Sports section in 2009 after spending three years in the Metro section writing about transportation, economics, and energy. He previously covered media and telecommunications for the Business section. From 2001 to 2004, he wrote about business in Japan while working in The Times’s Tokyo bureau.
In 2011, Mr. Belson returned to Japan to join a team that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for International Reporting for their coverage of the tsunami in Tohoku and the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.
Prior to joining The Times, he wrote for Bloomberg, Reuters and Business Week, all in Tokyo, as well as for many other publications as a freelancer.
Mr. Belson travels widely, including annual trips to Asia. He is co-author of a book on Hello Kitty, Japan’s answer to Mickey Mouse, “Hello Kitty: The Remarkable Story of Sanrio and the Billion Dollar Feline Phenomenon” (2003).
He attended Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism from 1995 to 1996 on a Japan-America Friendship Commission Fellowship. He won the Pulitzer Traveling Scholarship, which he used to travel to the Cook Islands to write about what happens when a country goes bankrupt.
Mr. Belson lives with his wife in New York. They enjoy listening to jazz, taking long walks and rooting for the Mets, not necessarily in that order.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/el_belson
Story on legislative efforts to ban youth football - https://nyti.ms/2K9d9Gl
Story from the USA Football national conference in Orlando where coaches and administrators defended football. - https://nyti.ms/2MClSPu
Story on father who went to family court to stop his son from playing football - https://nyti.ms/2M6ig7w
Concussion Corner is your trusted resource for interdisciplinary conversations related to all things concussion-related in healthcare, advocacy, and sport.
Did you know that Motion Guidance is the new sponsor for the Concussion Corner Podcast? Meet the Physical Therapy owned business that offers a simple and effective solution to enhance the rehabilitation of your concussion, vestibular, neurologic, orthopedic, and sports patients. Click on the link below to get your free additional targets. Use code: ConcussionCorner
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*This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be confused for medical advice. Please reach out to your medical team or call 911 if this is an emergency*
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Ken Belson covers the N.F.L. for the New York Times, a job that includes writing about teams, stadiums, medical issues, lawsuits and many other elements of the country’s biggest and most popular league.
Mr. Belson joined the Sports section in 2009 after spending three years in the Metro section writing about transportation, economics, and energy. He previously covered media and telecommunications for the Business section. From 2001 to 2004, he wrote about business in Japan while working in The Times’s Tokyo bureau.
In 2011, Mr. Belson returned to Japan to join a team that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for International Reporting for their coverage of the tsunami in Tohoku and the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.
Prior to joining The Times, he wrote for Bloomberg, Reuters and Business Week, all in Tokyo, as well as for many other publications as a freelancer.
Mr. Belson travels widely, including annual trips to Asia. He is co-author of a book on Hello Kitty, Japan’s answer to Mickey Mouse, “Hello Kitty: The Remarkable Story of Sanrio and the Billion Dollar Feline Phenomenon” (2003).
He attended Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism from 1995 to 1996 on a Japan-America Friendship Commission Fellowship. He won the Pulitzer Traveling Scholarship, which he used to travel to the Cook Islands to write about what happens when a country goes bankrupt.
Mr. Belson lives with his wife in New York. They enjoy listening to jazz, taking long walks and rooting for the Mets, not necessarily in that order.
#FOAMed:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/el_belson
Story on legislative efforts to ban youth football - https://nyti.ms/2K9d9Gl
Story from the USA Football national conference in Orlando where coaches and administrators defended football. - https://nyti.ms/2MClSPu
Story on father who went to family court to stop his son from playing football - https://nyti.ms/2M6ig7w
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#37 Dr. Katie Siengsukon PT PhD: Concussion, Sleep, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy II
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Dr. Katie Siengsukon PT, Ph.D. Associate professor in the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Dept at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She has over 27 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from the American Heart Association. She currently has funding from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the National Institute of Health (NIH).
Owner and CEO of consulting company Sleep Health Education. Received Master’s Physical Therapy from Rockhurst University in 2002 and Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2008. Started faculty position at the University of Kansas Medical in 2008.
She has presented at professional and research conferences including at Combined Sections Meeting, the International Stroke Conference, and the Consortium of MS Centers.
She is actively involved in ongoing research projects and is a frequently invited lecturer on the topic of sport-related concussion at local, as well as national meetings.
#FOAMed Resources:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatieSleepPT
Sleep Health Promotion: Practical Information for Physical Therapists Dr. Siengsukon: http://bit.ly/31GgfHr
University of Kansas SleepWell Center: http://bit.ly/SleepWellKU
DVBIC Sleep Disturbances Following Concussion/Mild TBI: http://bit.ly/2IQBqOw
Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: http://bit.ly/2FjfJpc
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#39 Joanne C. Gerstner Journalist: Ethical Journalism in Concussion Part II
🧠🎙Welcome to SEASON 2 of Concussion Corner!!! 🥼📻
Concussion Corner is your trusted resource for interdisciplinary conversations related to all things concussion-related in healthcare, advocacy, and sport.
Did you know that Motion Guidance is the new sponsor for the Concussion Corner Podcast? Meet the Physical Therapy owned business that offers a simple and effective solution to enhance the rehabilitation of your concussion, vestibular, neurologic, orthopedic, and sports patients. Click on the link below to get your free additional targets. Use code: ConcussionCorner
👉🔗http://bit.ly/MotionGuidanceConcussionCorner
*This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be confused for medical advice. Please reach out to your medical team or call 911 if this is an emergency*
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Joanne C. Gerstner is an award-winning multi-platform sports journalist and book author, with her work appearing in The New York Times, USA Today, ESPN.com, The Detroit News, The Cincinnati Enquirer, PGA Magazine and other outlets.
Gerstner's book, "Back in the Game: Why Concussion Doesn't Have to End Your Athletic Career", was honored as with the 2017 Clarion Award for best non-fiction. The book, which focuses on youth concussions and sports - aimed at coaches, athletes and parents, was released by Oxford University Press.
She was awarded with ComArtSci's 2017 Faculty Impact award, given annually to a faculty member who impacts students through mentoring and leadership. Gerstner is also the 2017 Association for Women in Communication's Headliner Award winner for the Detroit chapter, for her professional achievements and leadership in sports journalism.
Gerstner's career has taken her to the world's biggest sporting events: Olympics, women’s and men’s soccer World Cups, French and U.S. Open tennis championships, Ryder Cup, and numerous Stanley Cup, NBA, and NCAA playoffs/championships. She has been an NBA and Olympics beat writer as well as a main features/takeout writer.
In 2015, she became the first sports journalist to be awarded a Jacobs Foundation Fellowship for neuroscience. She studied under key researchers, professors and doctors at the University of Zurich in social neuroscience and neurology.
During 2012-2013, Gerstner was a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, focusing her studies on sports and concussions. Gerstner frequently provides expert analysis and lectures on sports neurology. She was a featured panelist at South by Southwest Sports 2015 for the festival’s first discussion of brain health and athletes.
She is a frequent commentator and expert on sports and women’s media issues for global outlets, such as CNN, BBC and NPR.
Gerstner is the past president and chair of the board for the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM). She is the inaugural 2014 AWSM Ann Miller Award recipient for her organizational contributions and advancing women in sports media.
Gerstner is a graduate of Oakland University (BA) and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (MSJ).
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Joanne C. Gerstner's Homepage: joannecgerstner.com
Back In The Game Book: http://bit.ly/BackInTheGameKutcherGerstner
Amazon: goo.gl/9oBzvo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joannecgerstner
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