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COVID-19 UK: Ana González Talks About Her Experience Covering Covid-19

Ana Gonzalez has been covering the pandemic from the United Kingdom. She had originally been working on documentaries for the BBC and other organizations out of Saudi Arabia. But when the pandemic began to intensify in the US and Europe, she chose to cut her trip short and return to London. She did so just in the nick of time as Saudi Arabia closed its own borders to fight the coronavirus.

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COVID-19 Syria: Zeina Shahla Talks About Her Experience Covering Covid-19

Syria-based journalist Zeina Shahla is covering COVID-19 from Damascus while in self-quarantine. She has been working as a freelance journalist for the last three years with a focus on social and humanitarian issues. Zeina is currently reporting for Raseef22 and BBC Arabic. She recently reported about the impact of the coronavirus on those with hearing impairment. We spoke with Zeina for an in-depth view of how she has been covering the pandemic in Syria, particularly since the country has been facing numerous challenges on various fronts.

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COVID-19 India: Suraksha Pinnu Talks About Her Experience Covering Covid-19

Suraksha Pinnu is an Indian journalist based in Bengaluru. She is associated with English daily newspaper Deccan Herald. Suraksha has been following the COVID-19 story for the paper with updates and news from Karnataka - a state in southwest India. Suraksha shared that her stories on the subject had been challenging, and specifically spoke of the lack of information coming from the government.

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COVID-19 Afghanistan: Agnieszka Pikulicka-wilczewska Talks About Her Experience Covering Covid-19

Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska is an Uzbekistan-based journalist currently reporting from Afghanistan. She has been covering COVID-19 in the country for the past week with a focus on the situation of coronavirus and its spread across the country. We got in touch with Agnieszka and asked her about the state of the global pandemic in Afghanistan and how she has been covering it so far.

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COVID-19 US: Carolyn Bick Talks About Her Experience Covering Covid-19

Carolyn Bick is a Seattle-based freelance journalist who primarily works for the South Seattle Emerald - a small, local, nonprofit publication that specifically covers South Seattle and vulnerable communities. Her work has previously appeared in several local and international publications. Her coverage of the coronavirus ranges from the impact of COVID-19 on orthodox jews to hurdles of online learning for autistic students and their parents. Carolyn has been reporting on the pandemic in a city - Seattle - that was initially hit really hard in the US.

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COVID-19 Bangladesh: Fabeha Monir Talks About Her Experience Covering Covid-19

Fabeha Monir is a Dhaka-based visual journalist. She has been documenting the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh. Her recent reportage on the global pandemic for Bistandsaktuelt was focused on one of the world’s largest refugee camps based in Cox Bazar with more than a million Rohingya refugees living in vulnerable conditions. We spoke with Fabeha following her coverage and here’s how she shares her experience of reporting COVID-19 in Bangladesh.

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Covid-19

The coronavirus has infected around 236,72 million people and caused more than 4,83 million deaths. The global scale of this pandemic has forced countries around the world to take serious measures, including closing borders and imposing quarantines. This has increased multidimensional challenges to the journalists who are reporting on this story, from all across the world. In addition to tackling the very mechanical side of reporting stories connected to COVID-19; from impact on human life, to overwhelming medical systems around the world to how this pandemic is challenging countries to offer better governance, journalists are yet again on the front line. Whether they report in quarantine, from behind a desk or from the street covering life at large, the risk of safety for these reporters demands a vigorously thoughtful approach.

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Covid-19 Guidelines To Report Safely

The spread of Covid-19, a new frontline for journalists.

The Coronavirus has infected close to 340,000 people and caused more than 14,700 deaths. The global scale of this pandemic has forced countries around the world to take serious measures, including closing borders and imposing quarantines. This has increased multidimensional challenges to the journalists who are reporting on this story, from all across the world. In addition to tackling the very mechanical side of reporting stories connected to Covid-19; from impact on human life, to overwhelming medical systems around the world to how this pandemic is challenging countries to offer better governance, journalists are yet again on the frontline. Whether they report in quarantine, from behind a desk or from the street covering life at large, the risk of safety for these reporters demands a vigorously thoughtful approach.

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