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Reporting on Covid-19: Safety
As with any major breaking news story, a journalist’s first instinct is to get to the scene quickly. Our free online course gives practical advice on assessing the risks so journalists are better prepared to go on assignment.
Reporting on Covid-19: Verification
The challenge for journalists is ensuring their stories are based on truth, not opinions, and science, not speculation. Our free online course on verification, in partnership with First Draft, helps journalists understand how to identify false, misleading data.
Reporting on Covid-19: Content
Proportionality and tone are of paramount importance in journalism, as is the need for expertise and context and the ability to balance the global with the local. Our free online course covers creating deep, but balanced, content of the crisis.
Reporting on Covid-19: Vaccines
Stories about the drive to find the right vaccine and vaccinate the world’s population dominate media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic. This free online course helps journalists to investigate the science, understand vaccine hesitancy and debunk the myths.
More languages
As we face a global crisis, we have worked hard to make our pandemic online courses – in safety, content and verification – available in a range of other languages so journalists across the world can benefit.
Covid-19 through a smartphone lens
Ask Spanish television reporter Leonor Suárez what role mobile journalism played during the first wave of the pandemic and she barely pauses for thought: “Mojo was the key to staying on air,” she says.
Pressures of covering Covid-19
How is Covid-19 affecting journalists' mental health? We consider the emotional demands on covering the pandemic and how to cope.
Coronavirus photo essay from Italy
Thomson Foundation alumnus and award-winning documentary photographer, Marco Panzetti from Italy, documents moments of great instability in people’s lives and a unique place and time in history.
These are unprecedented times and we will continue to work with journalists around the world to ensure they get their reporting right.
Italian photographer, Marco Panzetti, discusses personal responsibility and adapting your journalism.
Asad Pabani, a journalist and producer from Pakistan, talks about using journalism to contribute to public good.
Monique Mortlock, from South Africa, says it's important not to forget informed consent and the dignity of those we interview.
Waad Al Kateab, from Syria, who filmed from a Covid-19 ward in a UK hospital, looks at safety and moving beyond scare stories.
Viasen Soobramoney, from South Africa, talks fighting fake news and the importance of verification during an infodemic.
Gisella Rodriguez, from Ecuador, says it's important to tease out the empathy and emphasise the humanity in data.
Marco Panzetti on what went wrong with the media's early coronavirus coverage in Italy and avoiding alarmism.
Damilola Banjo, a journalist from Nigeria, stresses the need to tackle misinformation around the pandemic.
Yusuf Omar, from Hashtag Our Stories, looks at explainer journalism and creating stories through user-generated content.
Yusuf Omar on augmented reality and point-of-view storytelling through wearables, such as Snap Spectacles.
Yusuf Omar says it's all about tools and not rules as he gives his tops five tips on creating content on a smartphone.
Support for Sudanese journalists
A unique training course tailored specifically for Sudanese journalists has been devised to help them navigate the challenges of reporting the Covid-19 pandemic.
Journalism hacks
Some tips on putting your best face forward during a video conference call, and other mobile phone hacks, part of our learning series for covering stories in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Even in a time of coronavirus lockdowns, self-isolation and social distancing, there's a story to tell. Here's our guide to filming yourself and your work with a smartphone. More languages here.
A short guide for journalists on coping with the stress and emotional impact when covering the Covid-19 pandemic due to its unremitting nature.
Assessing potential danger is the key to minimising risk to conduct your work safely. This is a short guide to help you stay safe when covering Covid-19.
