In our summer issue, we spotlight our fourth gathering in a series of mixer events titled Do the Write Thing that featured showrunners from The Big Cigar and All American: Homecoming; our panel discussions at the Austin Television Festivalfeaturing TV writers and health experts on topics including cancer, reproductive health, trust in medicine and mental health; information on colorectal cancer screenings found in our tip sheet; research on abortion and TV storylines; the lost fight against Big Tobacco; and the U.S. war on indigenous children.
The Spring edition includes our call for entries for the 2024 Sentinel Awards; our lunch and learn webinar on May 15 that dove into the use of psychedelics and dreams in end-of-life care; HH&s's panels at the ATX festival in Austin, Texas; and new research from Caring Across Generations and the Media Impact Project that highlighted HH&S's consultations with NBC's hit drama 'This Is Us'; the rise of colorectal cancer in younger people.
The Winter edition includes the late Norman Lear’s lifetime legacy of laughter; our Trigger Warning gun guidelines report being named a Silver Winner in the research projects/publications category at the Anthem Awards; conversations at the 2024 Sundance Festival; and the 11 shows honored at the annual 2023 Sentinel Awards.
The fall issue of our quarterly newsletter features stories on: the legacy of racist mortgage practices; the third event in a series of mixers for the BIPOC creative community; the grand-prize winner of the “Plastic Kills” contest; the HH&S panel on “The Future of Medicine: How Hollywood Can Help Save Lives; a major mental health crisis; and making the end of life a part of life.
The summer newsletter spotlights "Barbie," a film in which differences are settled without gun violence; our own Trigger Warning report on gun guidelines for the media; our second "Do the Right Thing" mixer promoting BIPOC creative voices; and a “Toxic Tour” that explores first-hand the link between fossil fuels and plastic pollution.
The Spring 2023 newsletter spotlighted the real-life inspiration behind Lois Lane’s breast cancer journey in season three of Superman & Lois; our special USC screening and panel discussion for an episode of Extrapolations, the Apple TV+ series is about the changing climate; another online panel on changing the cultural narrative around death and dying;…
Our Winter 2023 newsletter spotlights five Hollywood veterans who say entertainment needs more stories about the vibrant lives of older adults; changing the narratives about breast cancer in young women; Anderson Cooper exploring death and grief; scoring your favorite entertainment when it comes to depicting plastic pollution; and the language of…
Our fall newsletter spotlighted the 2022 Sentinel Awards, our first live red-carpet event in three years; the five winners of the Blue Sky Scriptwriting Contest; changing the way we talking about dying; and the third Sunnylands storytelling retreat that brought together experts and showrunners to explore how popular entertainment can…
The Summer newsletter spotlights the HH&S story; a celebration of Norman Lear’s 100th birthday; our “lunch and learn” webcasts on possible solutions to the climate change emergency and AI’s impact on aging; the big picture on plastic waste; and updates on how we’re living with drought. Read…
The Spring 2022 newsletter spotlights posts about our Blue Sky Scriptwriting Contest; actress Alyssa Milano breaking down the unknown history of abortion in the U.S.; poor reviews for the business side of Hollywood when it comes to diversity; the return of the ATX Festival; and how robots could fill a…
