National Press Foundation

• PHILADELPHIA, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program, held on Wharton's Philadelphia campus.
• The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, led by the Wharton School's most prominent professors, help reporters gain a better understanding of key business and economic issues through intensive lectures and hands-on exercises.
• At the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, participants:
  Gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of business strategy.
• Learn More: For complete information on the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, visit https://journalists.wharton.upenn.edu/ or contact Wharton Media Relations at +1-215-898-8036 or [email protected] .

• Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), at the National Press Club the previous week that a reboot would ensure the scheme was “here to stay”.
• Our recent research shows people’s wellbeing deteriorates when their supports are threatened.
• Read more:
  Health and housing measures announced ahead of budget, and NDIS costs in first ministers' sights

Enormous investment

• Similarly, spending on the Disability Support Pension, which provides required income support for people with long-term disability, is at $18.3 billion per year.
• In total, these two schemes amount to a $47.5 billion a year investment into the wellbeing of Australians with disability and their families.
• People on the Disability Support Pension have also experienced the threat of losing support.
• Read more:
  The NDIS is set for a reboot but we also need to reform disability services outside the scheme

What we looked at

• To investigate this, we looked at several types of medications and found that the group that includes antidepressants was the only one that increased for those targeted by the review.
• The increase was not driven by the few who stopped getting disability support, but by those who still received the Disability Support Pension after the review.
• These financial costs do not account for the additional time contacting Centrelink, finding healthcare professionals, attending visits and appealing the process.

Caution ahead

• Medical Disability Support Pension reviews were eventually stopped and planned NDIS independent assessments were abandoned.
• She has previously received funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Social Services (DSS).
• Anne Kavanagh receives funding from the National Health Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Council and the Victorian and Commonwealth governments.

• Today McClatchy , one of the largest media companies in the United States, announced the promotion of Robyn Tomlin to chief news officer, effective immediately.
• Tomlin previously served as vice president for local news at McClatchy, where she supported newsroom leaders in their mission to build sustainable, digitally-focused local news operations.
• She previously served as president and editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., and Southeast Region editor for McClatchy.
• “Robyn has a wealth of experience and an unwavering commitment to the importance of high-impact, essential journalism in the communities we serve,” said McClatchy CEO Tony Hunter.

• WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute have jointly awarded $73,920 in Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting grants to five journalists to fund stories on environmental justice.
• This is the second year that the two leading journalism organizations have partnered to fund cutting-edge investigative environmental projects.
• Kay will document the rare, realtime return of the 19,000-acre National Bison Range in Montana to tribal leadership.
• All U.S.-based journalists are also eligible to apply for the National Press Foundation's Thomas L. Stokes Award for best writing on energy and the environment.