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Journalists in Ecuador Fight the Pandemic and Limits on Official Information

Journalists in Ecuador Fight the Pandemic and Limits on Official Information

Translated by Dick Cluster. Leer en español.Covering the coronavirus pandemic in Guayaquil, Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit cities in South America, has become lethal for journalists. As of April 20,…
April 23, 2020
Soraya Constante
Periodistas en Ecuador luchan contra la pandemia y el cerco de la información oficial

Periodistas en Ecuador luchan contra la pandemia y el cerco de la información oficial

Read in English.Cubrir la pandemia del coronavirus en Guayaquil, una de las ciudades más afectadas en Sudamérica, ha resultado letal para el periodismo. Hasta el 20 de abril, 13 periodistas…
April 23, 2020
Soraya Constante
Three Ways To Counter Authoritarian Overreach During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Three Ways To Counter Authoritarian Overreach During the Coronavirus Pandemic

As the world grapples with the spread of Covid-19, we see a wide range of individual national responses to the pandemic. Different countries around the world are seeking to both…
April 22, 2020
Brian Friedberg, Gabrielle Lim, Joan Donovan
Speculative Journalism Can Help Us Prepare for What’s to Come. Could It Also Promote Misinformation?

Speculative Journalism Can Help Us Prepare for What’s to Come. Could It Also Promote Misinformation?

This narrative technique can help audiences think about the future in more concrete terms. But critics question if integrating science fiction into journalism is responsible
April 21, 2020
Eryn Carlson
In South Africa, the Mail & Guardian Gains Support by Asking Readers for Help

In South Africa, the Mail & Guardian Gains Support by Asking Readers for Help

A little while ago, we hosted some of the founders of The Weekly Mail, the predecessor to the Mail & Guardian where I am deputy editor. They were there to…
April 17, 2020
Beauregard Tromp
In Appalachia, radio reporter Benny Becker focuses on letting people narrate their own stories

In Appalachia, radio reporter Benny Becker focuses on letting people narrate their own stories

In my proposal for the new Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism, I made one core commitment — to spend a lot of time on the road listening to…
April 16, 2020
Benny Becker
The Connection Between Race and Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings

The Connection Between Race and Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings

Was it reasonable to wonder if President Donald Trump began restricting, but not banning outright, travel from China on January 31 because of xenophobia rather than to avert the spread…
April 15, 2020
Issac J. Bailey
Vote and Die: Covering Voter Suppression during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Vote and Die: Covering Voter Suppression during the Coronavirus Pandemic

On April 7, 2020 a new slogan began circulating on Twitter during the Wisconsin Democratic primary: “Vote and Die.” The slogan is a play on “Vote or Die,” a 2004…
April 14, 2020
Brian Friedberg, Gabrielle Lim, Joan Donovan
During the Coronavirus Crisis, Coverage of State Capitals Is More Essential than Ever

During the Coronavirus Crisis, Coverage of State Capitals Is More Essential than Ever

Armed with expansive emergency powers, many of the nation’s governors are placing unprecedented restrictions on our lives to slow the spread of the coronavirus. They have closed schools, shut down…
April 13, 2020
Christopher Baxter
Fiction That Writes Its Way into Now: Eerily prescient stories mark launch of The Chronicles of Now founded by Tyler Cabot, NF ’14

Fiction That Writes Its Way into Now: Eerily prescient stories mark launch of The Chronicles of Now founded by Tyler Cabot, NF ’14

On March 5th, I woke up to a new short story by Roxane Gay in my inbox that felt post-apocalyptic: life in the U.S. 15 months into a coronavirus quarantine.…
April 13, 2020
Tyler Cabot