I remember the first time I faced gunfire as a journalist. I’d been covering political protests when my newspaper got a call one morning that “something” was going to happen in the city center. A bunch of journalists gathered at a street corner, waiting, when a man showed up with Read more…
Two weeks ago, I was a criminal justice reporter covering enterprise and investigative stories for the Las Vegas Optic. Now, like many of you, I find myself covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feeling the pressure of covering non-stop coronavirus stories? IRE is offering a free online seminar on how to cope with the stress.
Many of us woke up this week to find that we are suddenly public health reporters, in addition to whatever we were covering last month. So I spent a few hours today in webinars (so you didn’t have to!) listening to experts and journalists around the world discuss how to wisely and safely report on the pandemic.
Now follows a list of resources we hope you find helpful as you report on the COVID-19 pandemic. We will update this as we find more/new/interesting sources – please do send us helpful links you come across in your reporting. We will also post updates to the SPJ Rio Grande FB page.
Join us at the Main Library in downtown Albuquerque on Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.