COVERING PANDEMICS
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The following webinar resources, which we pulled together to help journalists, newsrooms and editors cover the COVID-19 pandemic are useful and relevant for the coverage of all pandemics and medical-related emergencies:
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​​Lessons Learned from Journalists Covering Global Pandemics
From Ebola to Zika to COVID-19, covering pandemics and other health crises are one of many ways that journalists put their own safety on the line. In this webinar, journalists from Hong Kong and Italy shared their experience covering COVID-19, and journalists who reported on past global outbreaks spoke about lessons learned. A public health expert and trauma expert also joined the session to touch on the history of pandemic coverage and caring for mental health during an outbreak, respectively.
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Natural Disaster Reporting and Covid-19
Climate Central and the International Association of Emergency Managers
Focused on safety while covering such a double calamity, this webinar seeks to help journalists report on local emergency planning efforts during the pandemic and to cover disasters effectively and safely when they occur. Experts discuss a wide variety of disasters, including hurricanes, heat waves, tornadoes, flooding, and wildfires.
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​​​​​Journalism and Covid-19: Frontline lessons from around the world
Combating false information, crackdowns on freedom of expression, economic crisis facing the news media, and the importance of quality journalism. Guests: Maria Ressa (Rappler, Philippines), Branko Brkic (Daily Maverick, South Africa), and Ritu Kapur (Quint, India).
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Learning from Past Pandemics: Covering Ebola
Dart Center & Columbia Journalism Review
Coronavirus is creating unprecedented challenges the globe over, but it’s not the first pandemic of this century. How does Covid-19 compare to pandemics like SARS and Ebola? Guest: Jina Moore, Freelance Writer, Reporter & Producer.
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