Credible media vital in fight against Covid-19


Taking risks: Journalists have been working overtime to keep the communities they serve updated and help them make sense of the fast-evolving and far-reaching crisis, like this newsman in London. – AFP

AS the coronavirus continues its relentless spread across the world, infecting over one million people and killing tens of thousands, news stories of lockdowns, social distancing and overwhelmed hospitals have been making the headlines just about everywhere.

Newsrooms have been working overtime to keep the communities they serve updated. Audiences have surged. Apart from news reports, people are turning to analysis and commentaries, videos and explainers to help them make sense of the fast-evolving and far-reaching crisis.

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