Stephen Langel
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Health care policy, health inequities, social determinants of health, gun violence as a public health crisis, international health policy regarding infectious disease threats in Ukraine, connections between environmental issues and health, government and labor unions
Education: Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, communication studies, Black studies
University of Florida, Juris Doctor - environmental law and policy
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Van Aken District
Experience:
Stephen Langel is a health reporter and producer at Ideastream Public Media, focusing on health coverage across 22 counties in Northeast Ohio. He previously served as bureau chief of the Columbus Jewish News; senior editor of the health policy academic journal, Health Affairs; staff reporter for Congress Now, a daily Congressional wire service for the Roll Call Capitol Hill paper; editor of FDANews, a trade press publication covering medical device policy and politics; and associate editor of Superfund Report, a trade press publication covering policy and politics regarding national Superfund and Brownfield contaminated waste sites.
Highlights:
- Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism awards, breaking news and community/local coverage
- Board member, Society of Professional Journalists Cleveland Chapter
- SPJ Cleveland Mentorship Committee Chair & Porter Scholarship Committee Chair
- Provided 24/7 Capitol Hill coverage of development of, negotiations over and passage of Affordable Care Act
- Covered President Barack Obama's first inauguration
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will continue to recruit a diverse group of medical research participants despite threats from the Trump Administration to cut federal funding. -
The Trump Administration implemented a ban travel ban against a dozen countries June 12, which one local refugee says is an affront to U.S. allies during the war in Afghanistan. -
The Cleveland Clinic has revised its proposed policy that would have required patients to cancel or reschedule medical visits if they could not provide their copay before the visit. -
With the Cleveland Clinic's new copay policy set to begin June 1, community members and city leaders have expressed concerns. -
A Cleveland woman filed a lawsuit May 16 to stop the Cleveland Clinic from implementing a new policy requiring copayment before non-emergency visits.
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A coalition of Euclid community leaders, gun violence victims and city officials are meeting May 17 to develop a series of steps to reduce violence, especially among youth. -
Cleveland Clinic patients will be required to make copay payments upfront for nonemergency outpatient appointments starting June 1. Those who cannot pay will need to reschedule. -
As Christopher Booth, of Lorain, recovers from his addiction to nitrous oxide, he has leaned on his mother, Linda, for support. -
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health announced May 8 that a child tested positive for measles, the first case of 2025, and is urging residents to get vaccinated. -
As a journalist at Ideastream Public Media, I pride myself on being objective and being balanced in my coverage of any issue, but what does that mean?
