Here& #39;s a thread with a selection of great journalism on #COVIDー19 from around the world. Please share and feel free to add suggestions at the end #Covid_19
1. @nytimes has published a free ebook with the answers to basic questions from its readers.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/free-e-book-answers-to-your-coronavirus-questions.html">https://www.nytimes.com/article/f...
1. @nytimes has published a free ebook with the answers to basic questions from its readers.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/free-e-book-answers-to-your-coronavirus-questions.html">https://www.nytimes.com/article/f...
2. @MaxCRoser and his team at @OurWorldInData are tracking data and giving useful context on every aspect of the outbreak. This piece on how every country is testing is particularly useful https://ourworldindata.org/covid-testing ">https://ourworldindata.org/covid-tes...
3. Our friends at @ConversationUK are publishing pieces by epidemiologists and public health experts. Here& #39;s a good example
How to spot bogus science stories and read the news like a scientist.
By @DougSpecht and @Julio51587901 https://theconversation.com/how-to-spot-bogus-science-stories-and-read-the-news-like-a-scientist-133828">https://theconversation.com/how-to-sp...
How to spot bogus science stories and read the news like a scientist.
By @DougSpecht and @Julio51587901 https://theconversation.com/how-to-spot-bogus-science-stories-and-read-the-news-like-a-scientist-133828">https://theconversation.com/how-to-sp...
4. Italian news site @ilpost is making a real effort to cover the outbreak responsibly. This piece by @francescocosta explains why the figures in
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flag of Italy" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Italy">Italy don& #39;t show the real reach of #COVIDー19 https://www.francescocosta.net/2020/03/19/dati-ufficiali-illusione-ottica/">https://www.francescocosta.net/2020/03/1...
5. An important piece by @lizziepresser from @propublica
A medical worker describes terrifying lung failure from #COVIDー19
“It struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu” https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describes--terrifying-lung-failure-from-covid19-even-in-his-young-patients">https://www.propublica.org/article/a...
A medical worker describes terrifying lung failure from #COVIDー19
“It struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu” https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describes--terrifying-lung-failure-from-covid19-even-in-his-young-patients">https://www.propublica.org/article/a...
6. This comprehensive data-feed from
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇳🇴" title="Flag of Norway" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Norway">Norwegian tabloid @vgnett constantly updates the infection figures by county. The paper is getting its number directly from the counties (the official numbers are issued only once a day) https://www.vg.no/spesial/2020/corona/">https://www.vg.no/spesial/2...
7. "We in journalism should learn to develop new muscles to convene communities, to bring people together just as they are feeling most isolated." @jeffjarvis on how journalism should adapt to the current crisis https://medium.com/whither-news/viral-opportunities-for-journalism-1ccaa6a7da43">https://medium.com/whither-n...
8.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flag of Spain" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Spain">Spanish newspaper @el_pais has created this piece responding questions from their readers. The newspaper has dropped his paywall to better serve their readers during the outbreak https://elpais.com/especiales/2020/coronavirus-covid-19/">https://elpais.com/especiale...
9. @MarshallProj, an
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇸" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> American nonprofit whose reporting focuses on criminal justice, is tracking the response to coronavirus both in prisons and immigrant detention centers. Here& #39;s a great example https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/03/17/tracking-prisons-response-to-coronavirus">https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/03/1...
10. "Journalists [should] quote people whom their audience considers to be trusted messengers. Research has shown that means health and science professionals, not politicians"
Good advice from @mmbaily on how to cover #COVIDー19 https://niemanreports.org/articles/how-journalists-can-address-mistrust-in-pandemic-coverage-and-help-flatten-the-curve/">https://niemanreports.org/articles/...
Good advice from @mmbaily on how to cover #COVIDー19 https://niemanreports.org/articles/how-journalists-can-address-mistrust-in-pandemic-coverage-and-help-flatten-the-curve/">https://niemanreports.org/articles/...
11. This piece by @edyong209 from @TheAtlantic explains very clearly why this virus has been so successful https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/biography-new-coronavirus/608338/">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/a...
12. These daily charts by @ft& #39;s @jburnmurdoch haven been really helpful for anyone tracking the outbreak in different countries https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1241463928271581185?s=20">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd...
13. How Reddit& #39;s coronavirus community became a destination. The Reddit message board /r/coronavirus has grown to more than 1.2 million members — almost a million of whom signed up in the last two weeks https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-reddit-s-coronavirus-community-became-destination-n1162661">https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech...
14. This piece from @Bhekisisa_MG explains how tough the outbreak could be for some countries in the Global South
"Less than half of
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇦" title="Flag of South Africa" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of South Africa">South Africans have access to piped water in their houses. The other nearly 50% rely on communal sources" https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2020-03-18-no-water-no-room-containing-an-outbreak-in-south-africa/">https://bhekisisa.org/health-ne...
"Less than half of
15. In
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇳" title="Flag of India" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of India">India, @the_hindu has published a free "Pandemic Notebook" with essential information and increased the number of articles that can be read for free to 20 in response to #covid19 via @rasmus_kleis https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-the-hindu-brings-out-e-book-on-essential-covid-19-information/article31122298.ece">https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/...
16. Here& #39;s the largest database of stories against misinformation. More than 1,000 fact checks from over 100 fact checkers in 45+ countries. All credit to
@ctardaguila @baybarsorsek and @factchecknet. Link via @jencyjac https://www.poynter.org/coronavirusfactsalliance/">https://www.poynter.org/coronavir...
@ctardaguila @baybarsorsek and @factchecknet. Link via @jencyjac https://www.poynter.org/coronavirusfactsalliance/">https://www.poynter.org/coronavir...