{"id":7076,"date":"2020-06-20T04:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T08:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=7076"},"modified":"2021-08-23T14:23:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T18:23:07","slug":"journalists-resources-for-journalists-covering-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/journalists-resources-for-journalists-covering-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists&#8217; resources for covering COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are compiling resources to help you cover the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapidly changing information that is emerging on this topic.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Covid-Resources-for-Journalists.pdf\">Updated list<\/a>, including vaccine resources (January, 2021)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Covering Covid: <\/strong><strong>A Quick Guide for Journalists\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliansher.com\/covid19\/\">List by journalist Julian Sher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>The Canadian Association of Journalists<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1gnUmvIQ51WxRNTyDplv8iUjljDazxdy9lNAFz8haydw\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 tips and best-practices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>International Journalists\u2019 Network<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icfj.org\/news\/global-crisis-covid-19-calls-global-response-heres-ours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>International Journalists\u2019 Network<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ijnet.org\/en\/story\/everyones-health-reporter-now-covering-covid-19-other-beats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everyone&#8217;s a health reporter now: Covering COVID-19 on other beats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ijnet.org\/en\/stories#story:7100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 Reporting Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ijnet.org\/en\/story\/10-tips-journalists-covering-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 tips for journalists covering COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ijnet.org\/en\/story\/coveringcovid-6-recommendations-combating-disinformation\">Covering COVID: 6 recommendations for combating disinformation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>The National Association of Science Writers (NASW)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasw.org\/COVID19Resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resources for covering COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><em>First Draft News<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/firstdraftnews.org\/long-form-article\/coronavirus-resources-for-reporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus: Resources for reporters<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Poynter Institute<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily coronavirus briefing for journalists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/subscribe-to-covering-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe here&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/reporting-editing\/2020\/how-journalists-can-fight-stress-from-covering-the-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How journalists can fight stress from covering the coronavirus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><em>The Open Notebook<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theopennotebook.com\/2020\/03\/02\/tipsheet-covering-the-coronavirus-epidemic-effectively-without-spreading-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tipsheet: Covering the Coronavirus Epidemic Effectively without Spreading Misinformation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><em><strong>Journalist&#8217;s Resource<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journalistsresource.org\/tip-sheets\/covering-epidemics-pandemics-infectious-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to cover an epidemic: 10 tips for a responsive reporting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journalistsresource.org\/tip-sheets\/research\/medical-research-preprints-coronavirus\/\">Covering biomedical research preprints amid the coronavirus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><em><strong>Scientific American<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"article-header__title t_article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/how-to-report-on-the-covid-19-outbreak-responsibly\/\">How to Report on the COVID-19 Outbreak Responsibly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Ethical Journalism Network<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicaljournalismnetwork.org\/media-ethics-safety-and-mental-health-reporting-in-the-time-of-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media ethics, safety and mental health: reporting in the time of COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Canadian Institutes for Health Research<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/institutes-health-research\/news\/2020\/03\/government-of-canada-invests-27m-in-coronavirus-research--details-of-the-funded-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian researchers who have received govt funding for COVID research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/institutes-health-research\/news\/2020\/03\/government-of-canada-funds-49-additional-covid-19-research-projects-details-of-the-funded-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">49 additional CIHR COVID-19 research projects \u2013 Details of the funded projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/art-bd.shinyapps.io\/covid19canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/art-bd.shinyapps.io\/covid19canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> in Canada<\/a> \u2013 This site maps current reported cases, recovered cases, deaths, and tested people by province.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>World Health Organization<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronarovirus?src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><strong>coronarovirus<\/strong><\/a> situation reports on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WHO<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Information about the viral prediction by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MRC_Outbreak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MRC_Outbreak<\/a>, the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>National Travel Health Network and Centre (NATHNAC)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/travelhealthpro.org.uk\/latest-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latest disease outbreaks around the world<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><em>The Atlantic<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2018\/08\/how-misinfodemics-spread-disease\/568921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Misinfodemics Spread Disease<\/a> \u2013 Researchers are finding more and more that online misinformation fuels the spread of diseases such as tooth decay, Ebola, and measles (2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>American Medical Association <em>Journal of Ethics<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journalofethics.ama-assn.org\/article\/what-should-health-science-journalists-do-epidemic-responses\/2020-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Should Health Science Journalists Do in Epidemic Responses?<\/a> A paper by Katherina Thomas and Alpha Daffae Senkpeni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Association of Health Care Journalists<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthjournalism.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/use-caution-when-reporting-on-pandemic-potential-of-wuhan-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use caution when reporting on pandemic potential of Wuhan coronavirus + <strong>more resources for covering coronavirus at the bottom of the article<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are compiling resources to help you cover the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapidly changing information that is emerging on this 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