An article marking 80 years of the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación looks back at the country's public health story. The reflection states that the responsibility of a media outlet reaches beyond informing the public. Its purpose, the piece argues, should also be to accompany people as they adopt ever healthier ways of living. The anniversary provides the occasion for weighing what a news organization owes its readers. In that reading, coverage of public health should help society move toward better daily habits rather than simply record the news.