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Is the media the mirror or the antidote?

In a review of recent research, Columbia Journalism Review provides resources focused on scholarly research from communities in public health, in particular how the media and messaging interacts with, shapes, and influences public health. Click here to read more.

ACES Webinars - Free Through July 31

The American Copy Editor's Society (ACES) announced all its webinars will be available to non-members for free for the next three months.
This applies registrations for webinars between April 14 and July 31, 2020. Non-members can access past webinars and sign up for upcoming webinars with the code “SummerComp100”.
For more information, including lists of current and upcoming webinars, click here.

Data sources for COVID-19 estimation updates

The model used in setting U.S. policy for dealing with the coronavirus is from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
Click here.
Alternative data models include:
COVID-19 Mortality Projections for US States from The University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium: Click here.
Reich Lab COVID-19 Forecast Hub COVID-19 Forecasts: Click here.

 

First Amendment Center PSA Campaign

Today Americans are facing an unprecedented threat, and the information local newspapers provide is saving lives. That story needs to be told. The Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University has developed a national campaign featuring a diverse group of Americans and this message about journalism: "Reliable Information When We Need it Most. Protect freedom of the press."
The ads are configured for print and online, in multiple sizes and are available for immediate download. Click here.

Journalism Emergency Relief Fund

Local news is a vital resource for keeping people and communities connected in the best of times. Today, it plays an even greater function in reporting on local lockdowns or shelter at home orders, school and park closures, and data about how COVID-19 is affecting daily life. 

Coronavirus: Small Business guidance & loan resources available from the SBA

The Small Business Administration website has details and information about several new programs addressing the COVID-19 outbreak, funded by the CARES Act.
Information and links to applications are included for the Paycheck Protection Program, EDIL Loan Advance, SBA Express Bridge Loans and SBA Debt Relief. 
Click here to learn more.

 

COVID-19 business issues, CARES Act provisions covered on JW website

Jackson Walker law firm has a COVID-19 website with information about the many business issues surrounding the effects of the pandemic, along with frequently asked questions pertaining to the CARES Act. Information is updated daily. Check out the site here.

Reynolds Journalism Institute COVID-19 Resources

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism has created a COVID-19 Resource page with tips and tools for journalists, grants and funding, freelance advice and help, managing through COVID-19, journalism advocates and association available resources, engaging with the community, funders for COVID-19 relief and RJI COVID-19 webinars.
Click here to see the resources available.

 

America's Newspapers, Editor and Publisher join forces to create COVID-19 resource

America’s Newspapers and Editor & Publisher have launched Media Virus Watch as an online source for the latest COVID-19 information.
Media Virus Watch — www.mediaviruswatch.com — gathers coronavirus data, reporting and presentation innovations, customer service issues and resources for news publishers.
It is designed to serve as a hub for webinars on COVID-19 topics critical to the news media and as a portal for news publishers to submit the work and ideas of their organizations.

COVID-19 Stimulus Updates Affecting the News Media Industry

A list of links to useful information for news publishers about the Stimulus Package, CARES Act, small business loans and more. The page will be updated with more resources, as they become available, that may be helpful to news publishers.
Click here.

 

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