UConn Journalism students Izzi Barton, Brendan Carpenter and Raquel Williamson go behind the stories to find out how journalists adapted to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Charles Sennott, founder and editor of The GroundTruth Project, explained how Report for America reporters had to do their work “with incredible respect” for the pandemic and the job of the journalist in times of crisis.
ESPN Features production assistant Daniela Marulanda said she had to shift her perspective on virtual reporting, seeing it as a personal challenge to test her abilities as a storyteller.
Hartford Courant reporter Emily Brindley described how she got a crash course in covering public health while her newsroom permanently closed during the pandemic.
Hosted by UConn Journalism senior Rachel Philipson. Recorded in April 2021.
Featured music: In the Dark by Crowander
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