Investigative journalism plays a critical role in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications. Journalists are uncovering new information about how the public and private sector are responding to the epidemic – and how millions of people are affected.
The Association of Health Care Journalists and the Fund for Investigative Journalism are partnering to hold an online forum, “Covering COVID: Investigative Journalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic.” This one-hour virtual forum will include insights, lessons and tips for reporting around this complicated and fast-moving story.
Everyone agrees that reopening schools this fall has been a priority for parents, students and teachers, but the nation’s inability to curb the COVID-19 outbreak is leading to an extremely challenging environment for deciding when and if to open schools. Two experts, one in education policy and another in infectious disease will help journalists answer these questions and more.