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The Pandemic Didn’t Wreck News Outlets’ Hopes for Events
Just when local news outlets were ramping up audience events as a way to increase revenue and engagement, the pandemic hit.So their events programs were devastated, right? Nope. While in-person … more
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News Outlets Adjust Coverage as CDC Shifts Mask Guidance
Media outlets have covered Covid-19 safety protocols for more than a year now. But with new CDC mask guidelines in place, newsrooms are shifting tones when it comes to reporting on the pandemic.With … more
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How a Tiny Media Company is Helping People Get Vaccinated
More than 132 million people in the US have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine, and as of this week, all Americans over 16 are eligible.But while the US has vaccinated more people than … more
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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
The Bad News About COVID-19 and What the Media Can do About It
In case you hadn’t heard, COVID-19 is not over.Yes, with millions getting vaccinated, it does feel as if we could see more of a “normal” life sometime in 2021.But we’re not in … more
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America Wasn't Ready for COVID-19. These Newsrooms Helped Guide the Way
When life came to a grinding halt a year ago, two national publications excelled at guiding readers through an unprecedented and scary pandemic, drawing record audiences and journalism awards.They … more
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How Two Mexican Media Startups Have Survived the COVID-19 Crisis
Digital media startups over the past year have dealt with major economic and societal challenges due to COVID-19. Two independent news sites in Mexico, Verificado.com.mx and La Verdad de Ciudad … more
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How California Newsrooms Teamed Up to Gather Pandemic Data
California data journalists have teamed up to gather and publish COVID-19 cases and deaths across the nation’s most populous state—and faster than the state’s official source. Eight … more
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Keeps Evolving. So Does the News Coverage, as These Six Stories Show
It’s often challenging to find new ways to engage readers in a continuing story like the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s important to remember the story keeps evolving even though there … more
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Partly Back in Its Newsroom, Norway’s Dagens Næringsliv Sees Benefits in Flexibility
Dagens Næringsliv (DN), a leading Norwegian news company known for its business reporting, investigative and feature journalism has been gradually bringing back some staff to its physical … more
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As Bivol Reported on COVID-19 in Bulgaria, It Found the Pandemic Being Used as a Cover for Corruption
COVID-19 has exacerbated the failings of political leaders in many countries. But in few places has it been as stark as in Bulgaria.The southeastern European country has long had a reputation for … more
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Mapping COVID-19 Cases in Observable with Vega-Lite
Choropleth maps show how data varies across a geographic region, a visualization technique used often to present a wide variety of data, including economic data, election results and, more recently, … more
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Comic Strips, Real-Time Dashboards, WhatsApp Podcasts: South African Newsrooms’ COVID-19 Offerings
This year, WAN-IFRA introduced a Members' Choice Award in the category of “Best COVID-19 Special Project” as part of its Digital Media Africa Awards competition.The three finalists … more
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COVID-19 Deepened Serbia’s Local Media Crisis. Here’s What One Nonprofit Did to Help.
Many of Serbia’s independent local media outlets were already struggling before a pandemic and a government clampdown made things more difficult. Physical intimidation, a disintegrating … more
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Reader-Funded Journalism in a Crisis: Lessons from OKO.press
Across Europe, economic difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have deterred readers from financially supporting news media.In the case of the Polish investigative nonprofit OKO.press, … more
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune Built a Virtual Experience That’s Perfect for a Pandemic
People love the state-fair-themed lip balm. They collect it. At past Minnesota State Fairs, The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune’s booth has handed out flavors including pickle, buttered corn, … more
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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Changes Weather Reporting
Executives at weather news companies tell Axios that the coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the way they cover the weather.The state of play: Reporters are forced to address new safety threats … more
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How Giving Parents Cameras Helped KPCC/LAist Tell a Different Kind of Pandemic Story
Last fall, KPCC/LAist distributed point-and-shoot film cameras to a dozen parents across Southern California. We wanted to know what’s most important to parents — and to see it through … more
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A Restaurant Critic’s New Job? Reviewing ‘Covid Comfort’ Levels.
When Brad A. Johnson got to the door of a restaurant he’s always liked, he saw a dozen or so people standing outside, maskless.The sign on the door read “we recommend wearing a … more
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How a Bangladesh Daily Has Been Engaging Readers During COVID-19
It’s been quite a while that the news media started facing several problems due to the altered economic reality induced by the pandemic. Newspaper circulation is declining, businesses are not … more
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The Financial Times’ Virtual Lifestyle Festival Pivots Focus to U.S., Global Audience
Back in March, at the beginning of enforced lockdown, publishers, advertisers and conference companies assumed the fall would be stacked with postponed in-person events. But fears of restrictions … more
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