Covering Zika? Don’t make the same mistakes journalists made with Ebola
When the first case of Ebola hit the U.S. in 2014, it happened to be…
February 10, 2016
Ebola
Resources for digging deeper and asking better questions on Ebola
Tuesday, President Obama mentioned Ebola in his State of the Union address saying, "the world…
January 22, 2015
3 lessons from covering Ebola in 2014
In this Oct. 6, 2014, file photo, a hazardous material cleaner removes a wrapped item…
December 25, 2014
2014’s best in photos include Ebola, selfies and Ferguson
Time | Getty Images | Associated Press This year in images includes people in hazmat…
December 8, 2014
Uber’s plan to alienate the news media seems to be going well
Good morning. Here are 10 media stories. Uber's plan to completely alienate the news media…
November 19, 2014
WHO agrees to start working with BuzzFeed again
The World Health Organization has "never blocked or banned anyone from joining our media list,"…
November 14, 2014
Nigerian health reporter receives Knight International Journalism Award
Stories by Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, the first female top editor in the 40-year history of a…
November 10, 2014
African journalist not upset university canceled on his visit
The Poynter Institute Friday hosted a group of African journalists visiting the U.S. for training…
October 31, 2014
Public fear and ‘an abundance of caution’
I wonder how George Orwell would react to a phrase that has been repeated time…
October 31, 2014
UGA decides to host some African journalists
The University of Georgia, which canceled on a Liberian journalist earlier this month for fear…
October 28, 2014
From AIDS to Ebola: Journalism, disease, and the mentality of fear
I remember a day back in the 1980s when I first met a person who…
October 24, 2014
Hysteria or proper precaution — a conversation with Michel du Cille
Michel du Cille (Photo by: Julia Ewan/TWP) Kenny Irby interviewed Washington Post photographer Michel du…
October 22, 2014
That time Ben Bradlee thanked Richard Nixon
Good morning. Here are 10 media stories. Remembering Ben Bradlee on Twitter: Carlos Lozada, The…
October 22, 2014
Poynter’s News University to host a live conversation on covering Ebola
Nurse Barbara Smith practices proper hand hygiene while demonstrating the the use of personal protective…
October 21, 2014
Opinion: Why it’s so disappointing that j-schools are panicking over Ebola
In the last week, we've learned that three U.S. universities have canceled invitations to journalists…
October 20, 2014
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