How Poverty and COVID Shape Children’s Lives
Before COVID, Childhood Poverty Was a Major Problem. It’s Only Gotten Worse.
Since COVID hit, researchers have pivoted to document how isolation, financial shocks and increased stress have affected children and their families.
Vaccine Approval 101
FDA Vows to Maintain Standards for COVID Vaccine
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s vaccines division, briefs NPF fellows on the hazards of expediting a coronavirus vaccine while also maintaining rigorous safety standards. Interactive transcript available.
The Effects of Vaccine Hesitancy
Coronavirus Vaccine Faces Early Battle Against Growing Pockets of Resistance
Despite successes in the lab and well-documented safety, vaccines face a growing number of skeptics. Will that imperil any coronavirus vaccine?
Tracking the People Receiving Loans
Top Investigative Reporters Offer Tips and Strategy on Backgrounding Businesses
The U.S. government has pushed out nearly 5 million small business loans. Learn how to find more about them.
Documenting Federal COVID Contracts
ProPublica Dashboard on Federal Contracts Helps Reporters Probe Coronavirus Spending
A data journalist details how he built a dashboard of every COVID-related government contract.
How Lobbying Shaped the CARES Act
Lobbyists Joust for Federal COVID Stimulus Funds
How journalists covering pandemic relief funds can use congressional disclosures to track lobbying and potential corruption.
Who Got the COVID Cash
Where to Find Macro and Micro Data on the Government’s Coronavirus Stimulus Spending
The federal government has committed more than $4 trillion to prop up the economy. Here’s how to find out where it went.
The Emerging Techno-Nationalism
U.S.-China Battle for Geopolitical Dominance in Tech
Today’s struggle is over semiconductors, but tensions over trade, security, and supply chains will likely soon affect other tech sectors.
The Search for Medical Supplies
Supply Bottlenecks Slow Shipments of Medical Supplies as Trade Tensions Worsen
Shortages of medical masks confound consumers and leaders. U.S. dependence on China for pharmaceuticals could prove more worrisome.
Where’s Our Food?
US Food Supply Chain Disruptions Cause Temporary Woes Although Global Supplies Plentiful
Meat shortages and increases in US food prices point to a need for more international trade — not restrictions, experts say.
For Rural Americans, Mental Health Gaps Real and Dangerous
COVID-19 Exacerbates Longstanding Problems, Say Winners of NPF’s Mattingly Award
In a small Colorado town, a police officer shot a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Two reporters explain what it taught them about mental health in rural America.
How COVID-19 Could Affect Mental Health and Suicide
Stress, Isolation and Economic Distress Often Lead to Suicide – Making Coronavirus a Risk
Experts are worried about a potential increase in suicide as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps around the world. But they’re hopeful the risk can be mitigated.
Lessons from “The Great Influenza”
Bestselling Author John M. Barry on 1918 Pandemic – and Its Lessons for Today
For reporters covering the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, a history of the deadly influenza pandemic offers guidance on what authorities shouldn’t do.
Evictions and COVID-19: The Next Epidemic?
As COVID-19 Crashes U.S. Economy, Evictions Sure to Follow
Matthew Desmond, a MacArthur “Genius” grantee and Pulitzer winner, joins three others to give tips on how reporters can cover evictions in America.
COVID-19 Misinformation: Digital Tools and Journalistic Quandaries
New Digital Tool Can Spot Fake COVID-19 Information
A public health nonprofit shows journalists how to use a digital tool that tracks known purveyors of disinformation. Experts discuss the best strategies for debunking.
COVID-19 and Homelessness: The View from the Front Lines
People Experiencing Homelessness Two to Three Times More Likely to Die of Virus
The U.S. needs an estimated $11.5 billion to house an aging population.
The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine
A Leading Research Center Explains How Vaccines – Including for COVID-19 – are Created and Tested
Experts at the University of Maryland have long been involved in developing vaccines for emerging diseases. Now they are at work on one for coronavirus.
How to Report on COVID-19 and the Homeless
Among the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Populations, the Homeless are at Heightened Risk for Coronavirus
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Covering Business Responses to Coronavirus
Businesses Scramble to Respond to Keep Both Employees and Supply Chains Alive
Consumer and manufacturing capacity grinds to a halt in the face of coronavirus. Two experts discuss how it will impact trade and other business activity.
Local Officials Prepare for New Coronavirus
Briefing from Marcus Plescia, Chief Medical Officer for ASTHO
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