Accurate Virus Reporting Is a Minefield for the Media

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2020 News organizations grapple with keeping up on a torrent of ever-changing information and conveying its seriousness without provoking panic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why I Changed My Mind on Weed: Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2013 After years of knocking the merits of medicinal marijuana, CNN's prominent chief medical correspondent announces, "I am here to apologize." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Sanjay Gupta Fit the Bill at MedPage Today? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 10, 2013 The medical news service has a reputation for getting facts about American health care right, but its newest contributor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, does not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Our Addiction to Disaster Porn

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 Thousands of miles from the San Fernando Valley's seedy studios, the adult entertainment business is alive and panting in Haiti. Like any X-rated content, this smut is all flesh and no substantive plot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gupta Pulls Plug on Surgeon General Post

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2009 The rocky road to staffing still-vacant government positions suffered a bit of a setback Thursday, as the creamy filling -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, henceforth known as "The Gupta" -- of Obama's team withdrew his name from consideration for the post of surgeon general. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conyers Embarks on Anti-Gupta Crusade

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2009 So CNN floated this rumor the other day that its very own snazzy doctor guy, neurosurgeon and embeddable reporter, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, might be making a "house call" to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. as our nation's next surgeon general, right? Not if Rep. John Conyers can help it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CNN: Team Obama Eyes Gupta for Surgeon General

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 Although the fact that his sponsoring network, CNN, reported this rumor makes it a tad suspect, it wouldn't be the first time that the concept of self-promotion was associated with the name of Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's resident brain surgeon and talking head, who has apparently been approached by the Obama squad to potentially fill the position of U.S. surgeon general. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Smackdown: Moore vs. Gupta on ‘Larry King Live’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2007 Larry King capitalized on the heated showdown between Michael Moore and CNN's "The Situation Room" by conducting a rematch between Moore and Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his show Tuesday night. Moore, when he appeared on "Situation Room" earlier this week, denounced host Wolf Blitzer and reporter Gupta. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )