Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
Geekwire
Lisa Stiffler
1 July 2020
Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Common Power is a voting justice organization where volunteers conduct outreach to voters and lobby elected officials for things like widespread mail-in voting due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The group has prioritized c...
29 June 2020
Syria
Text
800-1500 Words
Digital platforms allow Syrian doctors living abroad to assist over-burdened local doctors deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Conflict has severely limited Syria's health services, so NGOs use online platforms like Zoom...
29 June 2020
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Food banks and relief groups in Minnesota are delivering food to rural and suburban communities as food insecurity rises across the state. Suburban poverty presents unique challenges because communities are spread out...
25 June 2020
Berkeley, California, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
City officials in Berkeley have recently implemented a mobile testing site for Covid-19 to better reach vulnerable populations throughout the region. Although the physical testing site will remain as the central point...
24 June 2020
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
In Nashua, New Hampshire, public health officials have set up a Covid-19 testing site in the parking lot of a church to better serve minority communities. The testing site caters to both drive-up and walk-up appointme...
23 June 2020
Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As the novel coronavirus disrupts how farmers get their products to consumers, many of them are looking for mental health resources to manage their stress. While the stigma of mental health issues prevents some farmer...
Denník N
Veronika Folentova
22 June 2020
Levoca, Presov, Slovakia
Text
Over 3000 Words
The Romani Education Fund in Slovakia is helping children from the Roma community, which has a history of social and economic disadvantages as well as being subject to ethnic discrimination, overcome challenges to fin...
22 June 2020
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Telehealth is being implemented and used across the United States to assist both patients and doctors during the coronavirus pandemic. Although this practice has its limitations and cannot replace in-person diagnostic...
The Conversation
Mary Battenfeld
16 June 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The pandemic of 2020 bears a heavy resemblance to the pandemic of 1918, and the U.S. can learn from the successes of the past. Investing heavily in school nurses, fostering cross-sector and public/private partnerships...
NBC News
Erin Einhorn
16 June 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
After the pandemic forced schools to close, educators in Detroit had to take on the role of "detectives" in order to track down missing students and help them stay on-track. After realizing the extent of the impact th...
16 June 2020
Sweden
Text
1500-3000 Words
In the nearly two years since Sweden broadened the definition of rape offenses to include cases in which a victim fails to signal consent, both the reports of alleged rapes and convictions have risen. During that time...
16 June 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Graduate students at several major universities organized to secure benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic. For example, the University of Illinois Graduate Employees Organization fought for and won the expansion of me...
16 June 2020
Hawaii, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Teachers and administrators at schools across Hawaii are adjusting to what it means to teach summer school during the time of coronavirus—and how it'll shape their protocols once fall rolls around. These adjustments i...
11 June 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Boston area museums have launched virtual tours since closing their doors to the public amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Although it is hard to create a museum experience that fits every user’s individual preferences, the ...
11 June 2020
United States
Photojournalism
800-1500 Words
Artists are designing bold and direct messaging to provide Covid-19 information to underserved populations. The messaging is explicit, often highlighting the role of racism in health disparities seen with the virus, a...
10 June 2020
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Promotoras is a model used in Latin America since the 1950s, where respected community members perform health outreach and host events to answer questions about healthcare access and treatments. The program seeks to e...
9 June 2020
Puerto Rico
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
In Puerto Rico, scientists, students, and educators from different organizations created a consortium to help develop a way to expand the territory's testing capacity for COVID-19 after the government continuously str...
9 June 2020
Camden, New Jersey, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Camden, New Jersey, is far smaller and more racially diverse than Minneapolis, but its decision to dissolve and reconstitute its police department may be the most apt case study if the larger city follows through on p...
8 June 2020
Manaus, Amazonia, Brazil
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Aula em Casa, which translates to School at Home, is a television program that features class material for students living in remote parts of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, who likely have televisions, but not acces...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Amy Schwabe
8 June 2020
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Virtual classes have become an unexpected advantage for children with autism and other sensory processing disorders. In-person acting classes can make some children with these disabilities uncomfortable and unable to ...
8 June 2020
New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Feeding those in need and helping one's community are traditions of the Sikh faith that date back centuries, but they are now benefiting neighborhoods across America where Sikh houses of worship, Gurdwaras, are churni...
2 June 2020
Henderson, Nevada, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Western Governors University in Henderson, Nevada is one of many educational institutions in the United States redefining how students can get degrees through technical skill-oriented programs. Students can obtain cer...
1 June 2020
Austin, Texas, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
ConnectATX provides a directory of myriad resources available to residents in Austin, Texas. The services include food aid, rent relief, mental health, childcare, and transportation. ConnectATX has representatives who...
29 May 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Domestic abuse risks are on the rise, at a time of social isolation, economic disruption, and gun-buying, and so Wayne County, Michigan, court officials responded to the closing of their courthouses by allowing people...
28 May 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As high schoolers across the nation grapple with the stress of the sudden shift to online learning, unstable home environments, and for some students the toll of coronavirus on family members, school counselors are lo...
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