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COVID-19
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Former CDC leaders say agency needs more funding and better communication to restore trust
Former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered for an online debate last week to discuss ways to…
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Resources for reporting on COVID-19’s origins
Since the early months of 2020, scientific debate has raged over the origin of COVID-19 and whether it emerged from…
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Poynter researcher offers tips for COVID-19 reporting and verifying data
Like many of you, I’ve spent a lot of time over the past two years searching the internet and social…
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Why and how to include more nurses as sources
Patricia Stinchfield, R.N., M.S., C.P.N.P., has just broken a glass ceiling, but it’s probably not the one you’re thinking of.…
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Is the Biden administration’s plan to revamp nursing home standards enough?
It took a pandemic and tens of thousands of deaths before most people became aware of just how bad circumstances were in…
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Why journalists should report on wastewater
With an increasing number of states slowing the pace of reporting on COVID-19 cases, journalists should consider keeping an eye…
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Hundreds of peer-reviewed papers have cited a retracted study on COVID-19
Amid the madness of spring to summer 2020, it was impossible to keep up with the influx of publications about…
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Another brewing infectious disease threat and looking to COVID-19 for solutions
The threat of antibiotic resistance continues to grow in 2022. Reporters looking for new angles on how to cover this brewing…
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Avoiding “message fatigue” when reporting on masks and COVID-19
Trying to engage audiences when writing about obtaining and wearing appropriate masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 can be…
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Covering COVID-19 treatments: One journalist’s personal story and some resources
In mid-January, New York Times reporter Rebecca Robbins shared her personal story of hunting down the antiviral Paxlovid to successfully treat her…