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En Venezuela, periodistas se enfrentan al autoritarismo, la censura y la COVID-19

En Venezuela, periodistas se enfrentan al autoritarismo, la censura y la COVID-19

Read in English. El reto de cubrir la pandemia del coronavirus y la Covid-19 llega a una Venezuela  frágil  por  la emergencia humanitaria compleja que vive el país desde hace tres…
April 3, 2020
In Venezuela, Journalists Contend with Authoritarianism, Censorship, and Covid-19

In Venezuela, Journalists Contend with Authoritarianism, Censorship, and Covid-19

Translated by Diego Marcano. Leer en español.The challenge of covering the new coronavirus and Covid-19 pandemic arrives in Venezuela at a time when the country is already in a fragile…
April 3, 2020
In Brazil, Dismissing Coronavirus Misinformation with In-depth Investigations

In Brazil, Dismissing Coronavirus Misinformation with In-depth Investigations

Just before the coronavirus crisis hit Brazil, our team at Agência Pública, the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism center, had been very excited to go back to our office. After…
April 2, 2020
En México, reportar el coronavirus es enfrentarse a una respuesta oficial conocida: culpar a la prensa

En México, reportar el coronavirus es enfrentarse a una respuesta oficial conocida: culpar a la prensa

Read in English. Más de un periodista en México se quedó perplejo. Después de que autoridades informaron las medidas para evitar contagios del Covid-19, como guardar distancia física con otras personas,…
March 31, 2020
In Mexico, Coronavirus Coverage Meets a Familiar Government Response: Accuse the Press

In Mexico, Coronavirus Coverage Meets a Familiar Government Response: Accuse the Press

Translated by John Gibler. Leer en español.More than one Mexican journalist found themselves perplexed. After federal authorities laid out the measures to avoid Covid-19 transmissions, such as keeping physical distance between people,…
March 31, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Coverage of the Kent State Shootings Through the Eyes of a Young Editor

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Coverage of the Kent State Shootings Through the Eyes of a Young Editor

Robert Giles, former curator of the Nieman Foundation, was managing editor of the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal on May 4, 1970 when four students were killed at Kent State University…
March 30, 2020
In Spain, Eldiario.es Uses Public Service Journalism to Fight the Coronavirus

In Spain, Eldiario.es Uses Public Service Journalism to Fight the Coronavirus

I live in Madrid, the center of the coronavirus epidemic in Spain. Since March 10, I have spent most of my day answering readers’ questions and writing a daily newsletter on…
March 25, 2020
COVID-19, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and the Future of Local News

COVID-19, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and the Future of Local News

These days, if it’s 4:59 in Kentucky, people across the state are racing to tune in.No matter the local news carrier — from Pikeville in the east to Paducah in…
March 24, 2020
How to Cover Climate Change like We’re Covering the Coronavirus

How to Cover Climate Change like We’re Covering the Coronavirus

Consider this thought experiment:The problem of _____ [insert problem] will cause major upheavals in life as we know it and possibly extensive deaths in _____ [insert amount of time].What is…
March 24, 2020
Lessons from the Italian Media’s Coverage of the Coronavirus

Lessons from the Italian Media’s Coverage of the Coronavirus

It’s weird how my Twitter feed these days looks exactly like my Twitter feed from 12 days ago. Homeschooling tips. People doing things on balconies. Animals roaming in emptied cities.…
March 22, 2020