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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
What Role Should Newsrooms Play in Debunking COVID-19 Misinformation?

What Role Should Newsrooms Play in Debunking COVID-19 Misinformation?

Over the past few days in the U.K., at least three cellphone masts have been set on fire, and telecoms engineers trying to keep the network stable have faced attacks…
April 8, 2020
The Threat—and Opportunity—COVID-19 Brings to Hungary’s Embattled Journalists

The Threat—and Opportunity—COVID-19 Brings to Hungary’s Embattled Journalists

Journalists have had a rough decade in Hungary under prime minister Viktor Orbán’s increasingly authoritarian rule. Now, the coronavirus crisis may make it even harder for independent news outlets to…
April 5, 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
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
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
How Journalists Can Address Mistrust in Pandemic Coverage and Help "Flatten the Curve"

How Journalists Can Address Mistrust in Pandemic Coverage and Help “Flatten the Curve”

Among the jarring statistics related to the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 250,000 confirmed cases and more than 10,000 deaths as of Friday, is this: Only 50 percent of Americans…
March 21, 2020
On the Outside Looking In: China Expels American Journalists

On the Outside Looking In: China Expels American Journalists

On Tuesday, China announced it would rescind reporting credentials for more than a dozen American journalists. The news felt like a punch in the gut.As many as 13 journalists from…
March 20, 2020