04/14/2026
If a patient is ready to change, a doctor doesn’t just nod and send them home without a prescription.
Yet, that’s exactly what the media industry does.
We generate incredible emotion, but leave audiences with no infrastructure to act the moment the screen goes dark.
Storytelling is the diagnosis. But we must start providing the treatment.
Exploring the gap between emotion and verified outcomes: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pitts-public-health-students-confirmed-medias-biggest-julie-davitz-o6dqe