COVID-19 Briefings from the Global South

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas’ Journalism Courses program published a series of briefings written by science and health journalists who have offered best practices and insights on covering COVID-19 in five different regions of the Global South: Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab States, West Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa.

The briefings, available in multiple languages, are aimed at helping journalists (and particularly those who are new to covering health and science) navigate the latest challenges in reporting on the pandemic, including countering disinformation.

They are being published as part of a Knight Center initiative in partnership with UNESCO and funded by the World Health Organization.

Overview

• Science journalists from the Global South offer tips to improve the coverage of COVID-19 and fight misinformation (Mallary Tenore | English)

• Periodistas científicos del Sur Global ofrecen consejos para mejorar la cobertura sobre COVID-19 y combatir la desinformación (Mallary Tenore | Spanish)

• Jornalistas científicos do Sul global oferecem dicas para melhorar a cobertura da COVID-19 e combater a desinformação (Mallary Tenore | Portuguese)

• Des journalistes du Sud partagent leurs conseils pour mieux couvrir le COVID-19 et combattre la désinformation (Mallary Tenore | French)

• صحفيو العلوم من جنوب العالم يقدمون نصائح عملية لتغطية كوفيد-19 ومكافحة المعلومات المضللة (Mallary Tenore | Arabic)

Latin America and the Caribbean

• How journalists can avoid ‘the hype’ when covering COVID-19 developments in Latin America (Federico Kukso | English)

• Cómo los periodistas pueden evitar ‘el hype’ al cubrir los desarrollos de COVID-19 en América Latina (Federico Kukso | Spanish)

• Como jornalistas podem evitar o ‘hype’ na cobertura da COVID-19 na América Latina (Federico Kukso | Portuguese)

Eastern Africa

• Reporting on vaccination developments and low vaccination rates in Eastern Africa (Rosalia Omungo | English)

• Cómo cubrir los desarrollos en vacunación y la baja tasa de inmunización en África Oriental (Rosalia Omungo | Spanish)

• Reportando sobre evolução da imunização e baixas taxas de vacinação na África Oriental (Rosalia Omungo | Portuguese)

North Africa and the Middle East

• Tips for covering COVID-19 developments in North Africa and the Middle East (Khalid Bencherif | English)

• إرشادات مهمة لتغطية تطورات جائحة كورونا في شمال إفريقيا والشرق الأوسط (Khalid Bencherif | Arabic)

• Conseils pour couvrir les développements de COVID-19 en Afrique du Nord et au Moyen-Orient (Khalid Bencherif | French)

• Consejos para cubrir los desarrollos de COVID-19 en el Norte de África y Medio Oriente (Khalid Bencherif | Spanish)

• Dicas para cobrir a COVID-19 no Norte da África e no Oriente Médio (Khalid Bencherif | Portuguese)

Southern Africa

• Need and greed: Reporting on COVID-19 in Southern Africa (Mandi Smallhorne | English)

• Le besoin et la cupidité: Rapport sur le COVID-19 en Afrique austral (Mandi Smallhorne | French)

• Necesidad y codicia: informes especiales sobre COVID-19 en África del Sur (Mandi Smallhorne | Spanish)

• Necessidade e ganância: Cobrindo a COVID-19 no Sul da África (Mandi Smallhorne | Portuguese)

West Africa

• Pitfalls to avoid when covering COVID-19 press conferences in West Africa (Kossi Balao | English)

• Les pièges à éviter lors d’une conférence de presse sur le COVID-19 (Kossi Balao | French)

• Cómo evitar errores al cubrir ruedas de prensa sobre COVID-19 en África Occidental (Kossi Balao | Spanish)

• Como evitar erros ao cobrir coletivas de imprensa sobre COVID-19 na África Ocidental (Kossi Balao | Portuguese)