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Media Cafe provides links to resources, articles about newspaper industry issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. (See below.)

See the Resources page for links to information about CARES Act programs, free content and more.

The epistemic tragedy of coronavirus misinformation

Exposure to social engagement metrics increases vulnerability to misinformation

The attacks on press freedom in Portland

Innovative strategies: 5 tips from Instagram news fellows

Government officials are readying for battle against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

“Honestly, everything is not burning”: An interview with Dr. Danielle Kilgo

Even before virus, communities feeling loss of newspapers

A quarter of all U.S. newspapers have died in 15 years, a new UNC news deserts study found

Posts about COVID-19 vaccines bring an overdose of misinformation

Saving the Marketplace of Ideas: Instead of giving way to Twitter mobs, American journalism needs a reawakening of its core valu

Introducing the Journalism Crisis Project

Journalism's Top Ethics Expert Isn't Concerned With Right and Wrong

The American Press Is Destroying Itself; A flurry of newsroom revolts has transformed the American press

Lessons learned from reporting on the pandemic: New York

Covering the U.S. protests? Provide unbiased reporting

Thanks to COVID-19, local news will nev

How journalists are meeting the Covid-19 challenge

Protest coverage dwarfs coronavirus

What journalists should know about Communications Decency Act Section 230

A government fund to help journalism … that wouldn’t corrupt journalism

Newsroom Notes: How do you run a newsroom through these unusual times?

Advertising in Crisis: The Long and Winding Road Back

The coronavirus conspiracy news cycle

Breaking journalism's bad habits

How COVID-19 conspiracy theorists are exploiting YouTube culture