Cheryl Platzman Weinstock is an independent journalist and author who specializes in health and science. She has earned a reputation for her incisive reporting of women’s health issues, She was among the first journalists to report about the unique symptoms of heart disease in women and continues to provide updated coverage on the subject for Woman’s Day. She examined the validity of genetic testing for O, The Oprah Magazine. Her story, “Genetic Testing, Pass or Fail,” helped result in Cigna becoming the first insurer to require genetic counseling by a certified genetic provider because, as she reported, the tests are often misordered and misinterpreted by clinicians with no training in genetics. The article earned her The American Society of Journalists and Authors Arlene Eisenberg Award for Writing That Makes a Difference and the New England Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association Will Solimene Award for Excellence. She is the recipient of numerous other awards and fellowships, including several Knight Fellowships.
Besides covering health and science, she writes about local and breaking news for the Metropolitan section of The New York Times. She contributed to the newspaper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of 9/11 and also wrote about the Sandy Hook massacre. For years, she also wrote penned stories about neighborhoods for the Real Estate Section of The New York Times and was a contributing author to, If You’re Thinking of Living In… (Random House in 1999).
Ms. Platzman Weinstock’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, O: The Oprah Magazine, Medscape, The Huffington Post, Time, Woman’s Day, Essence, Men’s Health, Glamour, Town and Country, Self, More, Parenting, American Health, The Village Voice, Jewish World, All You, Family Circle, Omni, Savvy, Health, Marie Claire, Consumer Reports on Health, Health Monitor, The Scientist, Research Resources Reporter, FDA Consumer, World Book Encyclopedia, Science Digest, Technology Review, Rx Being Well, Management Technology, Healthy Kids, American Medical News, Ophthalmology World News, Medical Tribune, Infections in Surgery, the NYU Medical Center Newsletter and the Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
She received a Bachelor of Science in biology from Brooklyn College and a Master of Arts in journalism and a certificate in Science and Environmental Reporting from New York University. She interned at Newsday’s “Discovery” section before launching her freelance career.
She has been an adjunct professor of journalism at Brooklyn College, York College and Long Island University and also teaches writing at public relations firms and other corporate venues. She is a frequent speaker on women’ health. In 2011 she began, “Shop Talk,” a program bringing important health news to women during department store lunch and learn sessions. The program launched at Saks Fifth Avenue.
She is a member, past board member and was chair for several years of the awards committee of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). She is also a member, past board member and member of the awards and freelance committee of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and a member of the freelance committee of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).
She is represented by Joy Tutela of the David Black Literary Agency.
Besides covering health and science, she writes about local and breaking news for the Metropolitan section of The New York Times. She contributed to the newspaper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of 9/11 and also wrote about the Sandy Hook massacre. For years, she also wrote penned stories about neighborhoods for the Real Estate Section of The New York Times and was a contributing author to, If You’re Thinking of Living In… (Random House in 1999).
Ms. Platzman Weinstock’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, O: The Oprah Magazine, Medscape, The Huffington Post, Time, Woman’s Day, Essence, Men’s Health, Glamour, Town and Country, Self, More, Parenting, American Health, The Village Voice, Jewish World, All You, Family Circle, Omni, Savvy, Health, Marie Claire, Consumer Reports on Health, Health Monitor, The Scientist, Research Resources Reporter, FDA Consumer, World Book Encyclopedia, Science Digest, Technology Review, Rx Being Well, Management Technology, Healthy Kids, American Medical News, Ophthalmology World News, Medical Tribune, Infections in Surgery, the NYU Medical Center Newsletter and the Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
She received a Bachelor of Science in biology from Brooklyn College and a Master of Arts in journalism and a certificate in Science and Environmental Reporting from New York University. She interned at Newsday’s “Discovery” section before launching her freelance career.
She has been an adjunct professor of journalism at Brooklyn College, York College and Long Island University and also teaches writing at public relations firms and other corporate venues. She is a frequent speaker on women’ health. In 2011 she began, “Shop Talk,” a program bringing important health news to women during department store lunch and learn sessions. The program launched at Saks Fifth Avenue.
She is a member, past board member and was chair for several years of the awards committee of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). She is also a member, past board member and member of the awards and freelance committee of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and a member of the freelance committee of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).
She is represented by Joy Tutela of the David Black Literary Agency.
