Personally, Schwitzer is aggrieved by his battle with board members of his homeowners association, who he said have resisted his recommendation for residents in his Twin Cities condo complex to wear masks. Professionally, it’s journalism, specifically the state of science and health journalism during a global pandemic that follows a decade during which newsrooms have lost … [Read more...] about Covering COVID-19: A health check for science journalism
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Tennessee photographer documents pandemic with video chat screenshots
Kathleen Greeson had been photographing her brother’s recovery from attempted suicide for nearly a year when the coronavirus pandemic confined them each to their homes in Tennessee and Georgia. In trying to find some way to continue her work from a distance, Greeson found the basis for her “Safe at Home” documentary series: video chat screenshots. “I just felt like I … [Read more...] about Tennessee photographer documents pandemic with video chat screenshots
Minneapolis reporters covering the George Floyd protests face attacks, calls for neutral language
Matt Furber is used to being told “no” for man-on-the-street interviews. But Furber, who writes for The New York Times as a freelancer, was caught off guard when a man saw him writing on his reporter pad inside of Cup Foods in Minneapolis, where 46-year-old George Floyd had been killed by police earlier that week. “He was furious with me that I would be there, … [Read more...] about Minneapolis reporters covering the George Floyd protests face attacks, calls for neutral language
What it’s really like to fly during the COVID-19 pandemic
After several weeks of emotional calls home, I made the difficult decision to board an airplane in late May in the midst of a global pandemic to visit my grandfather who is gracefully but steadily nearing the end of his life. I spent hours researching the various ways to travel more than 1,000 miles from Denver to my hometown in central Illinois. Should I make the … [Read more...] about What it’s really like to fly during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community forces out Missouri newspaper publisher and editors over racist cartoon
After swift community backlash over the publication of a racist cartoon, the patriarch of a Missouri newspaper and two of his daughters resigned last week. The June 10 cartoon in the Washington Missourian--a response to the nationwide uprising over the death of George Floyd-- shows a black man attempting to steal a white woman’s purse. The woman says, “”Help!! Somebody call … [Read more...] about Community forces out Missouri newspaper publisher and editors over racist cartoon
