Thread by @risj_oxford

Here's a thread with a selection of great journalism on #COVIDー19 from around the world. Please share and feel free to add suggestions at the end #Covid_19

1. @nytimes has published a free ebook with the answers to basic questions from its readers.
nytimes.com/article/free-e…

2. @MaxCRoser and his team at @OurWorldInData are tracking data and giving useful context on every aspect of the outbreak. This piece on how every country is testing is particularly useful ourworldindata.org/covid-testing

3. Our friends at @ConversationUK are publishing pieces by epidemiologists and public health experts. Here's a good example

How to spot bogus science stories and read the news like a scientist.

By @DougSpecht and @Julio51587901
theconversation.com/how-to-spot-bo…

4. Italian news site @ilpost is making a real effort to cover the outbreak responsibly. This piece by @francescocosta explains why the figures in 🇮🇹Italy don't show the real reach of #COVIDー19 francescocosta.net/2020/03/19/dat…

5. An important piece by @lizziepresser from @propublica

A medical worker describes terrifying lung failure from #COVIDー19

“It struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu”
propublica.org/article/a-medi…

6. This comprehensive data-feed from 🇳🇴Norwegian tabloid @vgnett constantly updates the infection figures by county. The paper is getting its number directly from the counties (the official numbers are issued only once a day) vg.no/spesial/2020/c…

7. "We in journalism should learn to develop new muscles to convene communities, to bring people together just as they are feeling most isolated." @jeffjarvis on how journalism should adapt to the current crisis
medium.com/whither-news/v…

8. 🇪🇸Spanish newspaper @el_pais has created this piece responding questions from their readers. The newspaper has dropped his paywall to better serve their readers during the outbreak elpais.com/especiales/202…

9. @MarshallProj, an 🇺🇸 American nonprofit whose reporting focuses on criminal justice, is tracking the response to coronavirus both in prisons and immigrant detention centers. Here's a great example
themarshallproject.org/2020/03/17/tra…

10. "Journalists [should] quote people whom their audience considers to be trusted messengers. Research has shown that means health and science professionals, not politicians"

Good advice from @mmbaily on how to cover #COVIDー19
niemanreports.org/articles/how-j…

11. This piece by @edyong209 from @TheAtlantic explains very clearly why this virus has been so successful

theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

12. These daily charts by @ft's @jburnmurdoch haven been really helpful for anyone tracking the outbreak in different countries

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1241463928271581185?s=20

13. How Reddit's coronavirus community became a destination. The Reddit message board /r/coronavirus has grown to more than 1.2 million members — almost a million of whom signed up in the last two weeks

nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…

14. This piece from @Bhekisisa_MG explains how tough the outbreak could be for some countries in the Global South

"Less than half of 🇿🇦South Africans have access to piped water in their houses. The other nearly 50% rely on communal sources"
bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

15. In 🇮🇳India, @the_hindu has published a free "Pandemic Notebook" with essential information and increased the number of articles that can be read for free to 20 in response to #covid19 via @rasmus_kleis thehindu.com/sci-tech/healt…

16. Here's the largest database of stories against misinformation. More than 1,000 fact checks from over 100 fact checkers in 45+ countries. All credit to
@ctardaguila @baybarsorsek and @factchecknet. Link via @jencyjac poynter.org/coronavirusfac…