African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in partnership with the United States Mission in Uganda invites applications for a course …
The media have muted the voices of women during COVID-19: can the tide be turned?
Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Rhodes University COVID-19 has distressed societies to the core. Among the fault lines it has exposed is …
Media reporting on mental illness, violence and crime needs to change
Anna Ross, University of Melbourne; Elizabeth Paton, University of Newcastle, and Michelle Blanchard, University of Melbourne The media is a …
Covering biomedical research preprints amid the coronavirus: 6 things to know
By Denise-Marie Ordway This article was originally published on Journalist’s Resource on April 2, 2020. As a new coronavirus spreads …
Covering COVID-19 and the coronavirus: 5 tips from a Harvard epidemiology professor
By Denise-Marie Ordway, Journalist’s Resource Originally published on March 6, 2020 For several weeks, journalists and researchers worldwide have worked …
Media ethics, safety and mental health: Reporting in the time of COVID-19
This article was first published by the Ethical Journalism Network on March 18, 2020. By Hannah Storm, EJN Director For …
Why Africa’s journalists aren’t doing a good job on COVID-19
George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire The media’s coverage of COVID-19 is being questioned as the disease sweeps across the …
The role of journalists in the midst of COVID-19 – Inform. Explain. Educate.
Dear journalist, The enormity of the COVID-19 crisis should not stop you from holding our political leaders and other forms …