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In Conversation: How COVID-19 Has Changed Health Journalism
A year ago, I wrote a feature called “COVID-19 is now a pandemic: What next?” We all know what followed. But how journalists adapted to the pace of the pandemic may be a lesser known … more
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro presents his nation's National Vaccination Plan Against COVID-19, at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Facebook Has an Apparent Double Standard Over COVID-19 Misinformation in Brazil, Researchers Say
Researchers want Facebook’s Oversight Board to evaluate the platform’s exemption of politicians from fact-checking after new research from Brazillian fact-checking organization … more
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Washington Post Special Coverage Spotlights One Year Since the Coronavirus Became a Global Pandemic
The Washington Post is providing readers with a sweeping and multi-faceted look at what has changed one year after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Through newly … more
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Editor & Publisher and Infragistics Bring Real-Time COVID-19 Visualization to Publishers
Infragistics, the leader in UI/UX and business intelligence solutions powering the world’s largest enterprise software applications, has partnered with Editor & Publisher magazine, the authoritative voice of news publishing, to bring a real-time view of daily COVID-19 death and infection rates across 223 countries to news publishers. more
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Business Insider’s Virtual Events Strategy Lifts Volume and Plants Evergreen On-Demand Feature
Insider Inc. has taken the FOMO out of its events on purpose.Over the past six months, Business Insider’s parent company has discarded its old conference-focused events strategy in favor of a … more
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The Washington Post Expands Covid-19 Coverage with New Section Dedicated to Recovery Stories
The Washington Post today launched The Road to Recovery, a new section highlighting attempts to rebuild the nation’s economy, its communities and its spirit in the midst of the covid-19 … more
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Science and Health Fact-Checkers Put Pandemic Claims Under a Microscope
In the face of a global pandemic, science and health fact-checking journalists are having their moment.Over the past two decades, political claims and widespread hoaxes and rumors have dominated … more
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Blantyre District Health Office Medical Staff and armed policemen wear face masks to as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they wait for delegates at Mount Soche hotel in Blantyre on May 6, 2020, where Malawi's two main opposition figures presented nomination papers for a July re-run of presidential polls that saw the re-election of President Peter Mutharika last May. (Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP)
Malawi Journalists Threatened Over Commentary on Education Policies Amid COVID-19
Beginning on August 18, 2020, unidentified social media users in Malawi have threatened journalists Stevie Kondwa Banda and George Kasakula over their commentary on the coronavirus pandemic, … more
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In Latin America, Religious Misinformation on Covid-19 Spreads with the Help of the Christian Press
On July 30, a Mexican pastor named Oscar Gutierrez broadcast what would become one of the most-watched videos on Facebook about chlorine dioxide solution, an industrial bleach he promotes as a cure … more
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Using Data to Illustrate COVID-19's Impact on Vulnerable Communities
As COVID-19 swept the globe, data journalism played a critical role in providing reliable information about the rapid onset and ferocity of the pandemic.Interactive maps traced the virus through … more
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A woman watches Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a statement on the television after recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Manchester, Britain, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble - RC2WCG99K3I0
Most in the UK Say News Media Have Helped Them Respond to COVID-19, but a Third Say News Coverage Has Made the Crisis Worse
In this Reuters Institute's factsheet we examine how people think about the coronavirus crisis and how different institutions in the UK have responded to it, based on a survey fielded from 13 August … more
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Covid-19’s Community Connection Sparks Engagement with Local Media
The Covid-19 pandemic and the work-from-home lifestyle are affecting consumers’ media consumption behavior, including engagement with local news. From streaming music to OTT viewing, … more
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How Travel Publishers are Navigating the Coronavirus Pandemic
After an extremely bumpy ride, travel publishers are starting to see some signs of calm returning to their business.For the past several weeks, audiences have begun to come back, some of them lured … more
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6203551 24.03.2020 Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the hospital for coronavirus patients, located in Moscow's Kommunarka settlement, Russia. Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik via AP
How Russian Media Reported the Coronavirus Pandemic
Public opinion polls show that although the TV audience is shrinking – dramatically so among younger generations – 73 percent of Russians still say they tune in to broadcast news. As the … more
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COVID-19 Worsened the Media Crisis. Here are 6 Potential Solutions.
The ongoing, coronavirus-fuelled media crisis has in fact been in the works for more than 30 years. It is not a new phenomenon.In the early 1990s, we saw mergers of major radio networks. The advent … more
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The Coronavirus and the United States: ‘Almost Everything That Went Wrong … was Predictable and Preventable.’
News outlets all over the world have done remarkable work covering the once-in-a-hundred-year story of the coronavirus.But one journalist has stood out above all. The Atlantic’s Ed Yong has … more
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How Much Does Fake Coronavirus News Affect People’s Real-Life Health Behavior?
How much does exposure to fake coronavirus information change people’s behavior? What about when it comes from the president? In a working paper (not yet peer-reviewed) by Ciara M. Greene and … more
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Fact-Checkers Take a Look Back at Their Work Fighting COVID-19
In the midst of fighting misinformation about COVID-19, some fact-checkers have begun the process of analyzing their work to this point. In Europe, fact-checking organizations Maldita.es, Full Fact, … more
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‘Unsupported’: A Powerful Rating to Flag COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
Public data is the raw material with which fact-checkers work every day. Without it, the credibility of rating information as false — without being able to show the reasoning behind the … more
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Coronavirus Coloring and Activity Pages for Kids and Families — from Kid Scoop
Kid Scoop has published two resources to help parents and schools teach children about COVID-19 and ways to stay as safe as possible: coloring and activity pages, plus an eight-page activity workbook. more
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