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Can Local News Survive COVID-19?

Everyone is clamoring for local news right now. They want to know who is sick, what businesses are open, and, most importantly, if there is space in the hospitals near them. However, local news has not felt this support in its revenue–rather, the opposite. In fact, it might be on the verge of extinction due to the economic fall out from the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for the communities whose stories rarely make it to the national and international media?

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COVID-19: Keeping Young People Healthy

Two practical guides about how to keep young people healthy during the global COVID-19 pandemic. One is aimed directly at adolescents and young people and another is aimed at parents, caregivers and healthcare providers. The guides are available in English, French, Portuguese and Swahili. In addition to the guides, viewers can download images with short and simple messages from the guide, and share on social media and WhatsApp.

Read more: https://frontlineaids.org/resources/ready-and-covid-19/

COVID-19 Rumor Tracking Guidance for Field Teams

This is a short guide, with important steps and resources, on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, collective thinking around rumors.

The guide includes sections on:

  • Coordinating

  • Discovering the rumors

  • Verifying the information

  • Engaging the community

Read here: https://covid19communicationnetwork.org/covid19resource/technical-brief-covid-19-rumor-tracking-guidance-for-field-teams-2/

Disrupting COVID-19 Stigma

This short guide includes important considerations and resources to support country programs in recognizing and working to reduce stigma around COVID-19.

Read here: https://covid19communicationnetwork.org/covid19resource/disrupting-covid-19-stigma-technical-brief/

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