The Fund for Investigative Journalism partnered with the Association of Health Care Journalists to hold an online forum, “Covering COVID: Investigative Journalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic.” This one-hour virtual forum includes insights, lessons and tips for reporting around this complicated and fast-moving story. This is part of a new series of online forums the Fund for Investigative Journalism is holding, called “Impact Investigations.”
See below for a full list of the resources discussed in this video.
Resources:
Association of Health Care Journalist’s Resource Center re COVID-19
FIJ Board President and investigative correspondent for the Scripps Washington Bureau Mark Greenblatt’s coverage on insurance companies during the pandemic:
Advocates Worry Insurance Providers Could Profit From COVID-19
State Farm, Progressive Join List Of Auto Insurers Issuing Refunds
Data resources suggested by FIJ board member and Washington Post Data Reporter Anu Narayanswamy:
COVID related financial assistance via HHS
SBA PPP loans to public companies
Resources suggested by Dr. Ivan Oransky and the Association of Health Care Journalists:
Section on retracted coronavirus articles
Retraction Watch Searchable Database
CJR op-ed (with tips for journalists re working with scientific papers)
FIJ Grantee Morgan Baskin’s report in the Washington City Paper, on D.C.’s child welfare system and COVID-19
FIJ Grantee Derek Kravitz and team’s web page at the Brown Institute and Columbia University, including recent coverage using the documents they obtained