Julia Belluz
Julia Belluz is a Canadian journalist who specializes in health and science reporting. She is the senior health correspondent for American news website "Vox", as of August 2020. Belluz is known for her reporting on various public health issues, including the anti-vaccine movement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and medical pseudoscience. Her Maclean's blog, "Science-ish" and her "Show Me the Evidence" series on "Vox" both do deep dives into the science behind common health claims. Belluz has also reported on celebrities who give unsubstantiated health advice, such as Dr. Oz, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Alex Jones. Education. Julia  Belluz graduated from the Ryerson School of Journalism in 2007. She went on to earn an MSc from the London School of Economics, followed by an internship for the "Times of London." In 2013–2014, she was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a program designed to allow science journalists to study alongside scientists. Belluz's study focused on the relationship between science and policy. Of the program, Belluz said, "It’s important to not only understand the science you’re reporting on but also the culture of science." Career. In 2009, after a year of  working at newspapers and magazines in London, Belluz moved back to Canada for an entry level reporter job at "Maclean's." During her time at "Maclean's," Belluz created the blog "Science-ish" "in response to bewildering and contradictory claims ... that float around in the popular discourse." The blog evaluated scientific claims related to health and nutrition. Belluz went on to work at "Vox," where she became senior health correspondent. At "Vox," she has written about significant health topics, such as measles outbreaks in anti-vaccination communities, maternal mortality in the United States, the Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics, the fallacy  of exercise for weight loss, and other nutritional claims. Belluz has also been known for examining questionable health claims from celebrities such as Dr. Oz, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Alex Jones. Her "Show Me the Evidence" series on "Vox" takes a deep dive into the science behind health claims surrounding nutrition, medicine, exercise, and more. In Belluz's words, "by emphasizing magic pills and miracle treatments, we also lose focus on the more mundane things that actually matter to health — like education, equality, and the environment." Additionally, Belluz's work has been published in "BMJ," the "Chicago Tribune," the "Economist" and  Economist's Intelligent Life magazine, the "Globe and Mail," the "LA Times," the "National Post, ProPublica, Slate," and the "Times" of London. She has also spoken at various universities and conferences about health journalism and contributed a chapter titled "The New Health Journalism" in the book "To Save Humanity: What Matters Most for a Healthy Future."" Awards. Julia Belluz has won various awards, including: