Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/coronavirus/page/10/)
Investigative filmmaking on the coronavirus pandemic is continuing apace, despite the obstacles presented by travel restrictions, health risks, and the relentless daily news cycle. There are plenty of opportunities for journalists to work with major broadcasters, including GIJN’s new online tool to pitch commissioning editors, launched at our latest webinar on collaborative TV and video investigations.
Newspapers around the world are vulnerable to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, and many of Africa’s print publications might not survive it. Ntibinyane Ntibinyane from the INK Center for Investigative Journalism in Botswana writes about what’s to come and what can be done to support the industry.
Misinformation has grown ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic, so much so that World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus proclaimed: “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic.” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has emerged as a favorite target of disinformation actors, according to The New York Times, that we discovered through our NodeXL #ddj mapping from April 13 to 19. We also found The Economist and ProPublica examining the true impact of the pandemic by looking into “excess mortalities” such as home deaths, the Associated Press releasing and updating a coronavirus public dataset for the United States.
Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma: Covering Coronavirus: Resources for Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists: Covering the Coronavirus Safely
For more tips and tools on reporting the coronavirus pandemic, check out GIJN’s Resource Center.First Draft News: Journalism and Vicarious Trauma
GIJN: How Journalists Can Deal with Trauma While Reporting on COVID-19
IJNET: Mental Health Tips and Resources for Journalists
INN: Tips for Managing Coronavirus Reporting Risks
National Association of Science Writers: Discussion group for support, questions and resources for reporters covering COVID-19. Society of Environmental Journalists: Coronavirus Reminds Journalists To Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
Resources Mentioned During the Webinar
Bellingcat: Open Source Investigative Reporting
Facebook Group: Journalism and Trauma
GIJN: Email Group for Women Investigative Journalists
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Open Contracting Partnership
Rory Peck Trust
Vanity Fair: “Colombia’s Amazing Race to Build a $1,000 Ventilator”
Thompson Foundation online course: Handling Content in a Pandemic: Safety
করোনাভাইরাস পরিস্থিতি অনেক সংবাদমাধ্যমকে ফেলে দিচ্ছে অস্তিত্ব সংকটের মুখে। আয়ের প্রধান ক্ষেত্র, বিজ্ঞাপন ও ইভেন্ট; দুটির ওপরই পড়ছে ভীষণ নেতিবাচক প্রভাব। এই পরিস্থিতিতে কিভাবে আর্থিকভাবে টিকে থাকতে পারে গণমাধ্যম প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলো? জরুরি কিছু পরামর্শ দিচ্ছেন মিডিয়া ডেভেলপমেন্ট ইনভেস্টমেন্ট ফান্ড-এর প্রধান নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা হারলান ম্যান্ডেল।
As coronavirus spreads globally, investigative journalists around the world are working to hold powers to account as they respond to the crisis. Veteran health journalist and expert on infectious disease and global health security, Thomas Abraham talks to GIJN about the questions investigative reporters need to ask in a rapidly changing environment.
Data journalists are starting to dig into the impact of the coronavirus and social distancing measures on poorer communities. Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from March 30 to April 5 finds The New York Times and Reuters using smartphone location tracking data to analyze the relationship between income and changes in people’s movements post-lockdowns, National Geographic visualizing how earlier implementation and longer social distancing measures can help slow infections and lower death rates, and ProPublica looking into the disproportionate infections among African Americans.
ভাবছেন তথ্য নেই, রিপোর্ট কী দিয়ে করবেন। যাতায়াতেরই যেখানে উপায় নেই, সেখানে কথা কার সাথে বলবেন। শুধু হাসপাতাল আর রোগীর সংখ্যা নিয়ে কথা চারদিকে, খুঁজে পাচ্ছেন না প্রতিবেদন বা অনুসন্ধানের বিষয় কী হবে। এত প্রশ্নের মধ্যেও যদি জানতে চান, কীভাবে হতে পারে কোভিড-১৯ নিয়ে অনুসন্ধান – তাহলে পড়ুন তিন বিশেষজ্ঞ সাংবাদিক কী বলছেন।
The second webinar in our series, Covering the Pandemic, focused on mental health and self-care for journalists. Resilience & Reporting: Staying Healthy & Sane featured Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, and Maria Teresa Ronderos, a veteran reporter and editor from Colombia.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the production of various interactives, charts, and simulations by data journalists and citizens around the world. This week’s NodeXL #ddj mapping from March 23 to 29 finds The New York Times explaining the dangers of ending social distancing measures by Easter, Germany’s Der Spiegel and Der Tagesspiegel measuring traffic levels and COVID-19 cases respectively, the Tampa Bay Times monitoring the situation in Florida, Kevin Simler making an interactive simulation to explain how general epidemics unfold, and Mona Chalabi creating a viral TikTok video on Mark Zuckerberg’s donation to advance coronavirus research.