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Science journalists from the Global South offer tips to improve the coverage of COVID-19 and fight misinformation

27 diciembre, 2021

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas’ Journalism Courses program is publishing a series of briefings written by science/health journalists who have offered best practices and insights on covering COVID-19 in five different regions of the Global South: Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab States, West Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa.

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Jornalistas científicos do Sul global oferecem dicas para melhorar a cobertura da COVID-19 e combater a desinformação

27 diciembre, 2021

O programa de Cursos de Jornalismo do Centro Knight para o Jornalismo nas Américas está publicando uma série de artigos escritos por jornalistas de ciência / saúde que ofereceram as melhores práticas e percepções sobre a cobertura da COVID-19 em cinco regiões diferentes do Sul global: América Latina e Caribe, Estados Árabes, África Ocidental, África Oriental e África Austral.

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Reporting on vaccination developments and low vaccination rates in Eastern Africa

23 diciembre, 2021

Journalists in Eastern Africa have been navigating the challenges of covering the latest COVID-19 vaccination developments, which are complicated by a lack of access to information about them.

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Como jornalistas podem evitar o 'hype' na cobertura da COVID-19 na América Latina

22 diciembre, 2021

Tanto dentro quanto fora do mundo jornalístico, essa promoção excessiva e exageros inadequados da importância ou valor potencial de um determinado estudo, tratamento, medicamento ou área da ciência tem um nome específico: 'hype'.

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How journalists can avoid 'the hype' when covering COVID-19 developments in Latin America

22 diciembre, 2021

Both inside and outside of the journalistic world, this excessive promotion and inappropriate exaggerations of the importance or potential value of a particular study, treatment, drug or area of science has a specific name: ‘hype.’

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Necessidade e ganância: Cobrindo a COVID-19 no Sul da África

22 diciembre, 2021

Mia Malan, executive director and editor-in-chief at the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, says: “If you want to report on COVID-19 in a meaningful way, it’s not good enough to just understand the science.”

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Need and greed: Reporting on COVID-19 in Southern Africa

22 diciembre, 2021

Mia Malan, executive director and editor-in-chief at the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, says: “If you want to report on COVID-19 in a meaningful way, it’s not good enough to just understand the science.”

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Pitfalls to avoid when covering COVID-19 press conferences in West Africa

22 diciembre, 2021

The global health crisis has revealed how the public is thirsty for science news, how the work of journalists is essential, and that reliable, rigorous and unmanipulated information can save lives.

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Tips for covering COVID-19 developments in North Africa and the Middle East

22 diciembre, 2021

In-depth journalism becomes more important in the Middle East and North Africa region to improve the Arab public's understanding of the complex and interrelated effects of the pandemic on local communities.

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Le besoin et la cupidité: Rapport sur le COVID-19 en Afrique austral

22 diciembre, 2021

Mia Malan, directrice exécutive et rédactrice en chef du Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism à Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud, déclare : "Si vous voulez faire un reportage significatif sur le COVID-19, il ne suffit pas de comprendrea la science."

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