Rowan Philp, Global Investigative Journalism Network Africa’s investigative journalists are playing a critical role in unpacking the continent’s growing coronavirus pandemic, and holding responding governments to account. Investigative stories have snapped some governments out of their early complacency on Covid-19 preparedness, while recent exposés have helped to prevent misuse of public funds on bogus treatments […]
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Updated on May 13, 2020. This is a running list of story ideas on Covid-19. You are welcome to contribute ideas in the comments section, through ACME’s social pages or by writing to us at info@acme-ug.org. Agriculture and food What local innovations have emerged from the agricultural community to manage supply chain disruptions? How has […]
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More than 70 percent of journalists globally have suffered restrictions, obstruction or intimidation while reporting on Covid-19, a survey conducted by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) shows. The survey of 1,308 journalists from 77 countries reveals that as a result of the pandemic, a majority of freelance journalists have lost income or work opportunities, […]
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Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol and John Cook, George Mason University The number of coronavirus infections and deaths continues to rise at an alarming rate, reminding us that this crisis is far from over. In response, the global scientific community has thrown itself at the problem and research is unfolding at an unprecedented rate. The […]
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By Denise-Marie Ordway, Journalist’s Resource Originally published on March 6, 2020 For several weeks, journalists and researchers worldwide have worked long hours to provide up-to-date information on the new coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, trying to help members of the public avoid infection while also scrambling to understand the virus and its possible impacts. Bill […]
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This article was first published by the Ethical Journalism Network on March 18, 2020. By Hannah Storm, EJN Director For much of the past decade, I have worked in journalism safety, as director of the International News Safety Institute, and latterly in media ethics, as CEO of the Ethical Journalism Network. In this time, my […]
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George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire The media’s coverage of COVID-19 is being questioned as the disease sweeps across the world. The pandemic has severely tested national health systems and is wreaking havoc on economies and ordinary lives. How can the media constructively communicate the urgency and severity of pandemics without contributing to a climate […]
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Dear journalist, The enormity of the COVID-19 crisis should not stop you from holding our political leaders and other forms of officialdom accountable. The biggest role of the media in such times is to provide citizens with accurate information that can help them make sense of what is going on around them. The media also […]
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