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Articles tagged Ebola (4)

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 18, 2019

Anti-vaxxers are among the WHO’s top 10 global health threats, and Ebola fake news is killing people

During an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, “as rumors surface, communications experts rebut them with accurate information via WhatsApp or local radio.”

Laura Hazard OwenMay 18, 2016

Frontline is finding new mic-drop moments for good old-fashioned reporting

Sure, keeping an audience’s attention is a challenge. But Frontline has always operated under the premise that it has to keep people from changing the channel.

Shan WangSeptember 28, 2015

This portable FM transmitter brings information to people in crisis

“When there is no existing infrastructure that is stable for any kind of media, we thought, let’s come back to good old radio.”

Justin EllisOctober 20, 2014

Ebola Deeply builds on the lessons of single-subject news sites: A news operation with an expiration date

Following the blueprint of Syria Deeply, the new Ebola-focused site hopes to deliver context and coherence in covering the spread and treatment of the virus.