Resources for newsrooms working to cover coronavirus
The Virginia Press Association has compiled a list of resources that our members can use when reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic. If you know of others that could be helpful to other newsrooms, please send along the information to deanam@vpa.net.
Newsgathering (Virginia)
- Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Coronavirus page
- University of Virginia Coronavirus Response
- UVA Health Coronavirus FAQs
- Virginia Commonwealth University COVID-19 Response
- VCU Health (MCV Hospital) COVID-19 News Center
- VCCS (Virginia Community College System) Chancellor’s Note on COVID-19
- Virginia Department of Education COVID-19 & Virginia Public Schools
- Virginia State Government Coronavirus Information
- Virginia Tech COVID-19 updates
- James Madison University updates
- VPAP Map, Timeline of Covid-19 cases in Virginia
Newsgathering (United States & World)
- U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention COVID-19 global cases map
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
- World Health Organization Novel Coronavirus Situation dashboard
- WHO Coronavirus disease daily situation reports
- Coronavirus Fact Checking Alliance – Poynter
Employer Resources
Reporting
- Background and sources for your reporting – Association of Health Care Journalists
- Core Topic: Infectious Diseases – Association of Health Care Journalists
- Resources for Reporters – First Draft
- Tips for Journalists Covering COVID-19 – Global Investigative Journalism Network
- Coronavirus, Flu and Miscellaneous Medical/Health Sites – Journalist’s Toolbox
- List of questions reporters should be asking about coronavirus compiled by Propublica’s Caroline Chen, who lived through SARS and reported on Ebola
Webinars
- Addressing Questions During a Crisis – Hearken
- Covering Coronavirus: Expert Tips for Journalists & Communicators – National Press Club
- Get the Story on the Coronavirus Crisis – Center for Health Journalism
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Town Hall (video)
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Navigating the local ad marketplace during the pandemic – April 7 from 2-3 p.m.
Newsletters, Podcasts & Social Media
- Covering COVID-19: Poynter Institute’s daily coronavirus briefing for journalists
- List of coronavirus experts on Twitter curated by Bara Vaida, the Association of Health Care Journalists’ core topic leader on infectious diseases
- Podcast: Local media and COVID-19—the canary in the coalmine
Social Media
Avoiding Infection
- Committee to Protect Journalists Safety Advisory: Covering the coronavirus outbreak
- How to work from home with kids around
- New to remote work? These tools will make your transition to working from home easier
- 8 strategies to set up remote work during the coronavirus outbreak
Industry News
- The Newsroom at the Center of a Pandemic
- How journalists are working together to cover the COVID-19 pandemic
- Associated Press closes D.C. office after journalist shows coronavirus symptoms
- One NICAR attendee’s positive test has sent a disruptive ripple through news orgs’ response to coronavirus
- CBS News discloses that a third staffer has tested positive for coronavirus
- The journalism on display throughout the coronavirus story this week has been nothing short of spectacular
- How the coronavirus could limit shoe-leather reporting
- How newsrooms are operating amid novel Coronavirus outbreak’
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press – Press freedom and government transparency during COVID-19
Circulation
- Periodicals permit advisory
- Is it safe to receive a newspaper from an area where COVID-19 has been reported?
Editorial Resources
- Free icons for coronavirus awareness
- Green Shoot Media offers a free coronavirus special section to newspapers
- Free ‘Kid Scoop’ Scrub Squad pages
- Free COVID-19 Public Service Announcement Campaign – Courtesy Pennsylvania News Media Association
Grants, Loans and Other Funding
- Ogden Newspapers Community Marketing Grant
- Facebook Journalism Project
- U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Assistance
- Everything you need to know About Coronavirus Federal Small Business Stimulus Aid Programs
- U.S. Department of Treasury Paycheck Protection Program
- U.S. CARES Act Assistance for Small Businesses
- IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief for Businesses and Tax-Exempt EntitiesU.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Paycheck Protection Program
- Virginia Department of Taxation
- Virginia Employment & Financial Support
- Virginia Support for Businesses
- Virginia Employment Commission Resources (Unemployment Insurance)
- Virginia Announces Changes in Unemployment Insurance program as a result of the Federal CARES Act
- Virginia Chamber of Commerce
