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Best Practices: Race and COVID-19 with John Eligon

April 14, 2020

  / 11am PT

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Webinar hosted by the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education

“Is there any truth in the narrative circulating that communities of color are resistant to social
distancing?”

The NY Times key race reporter, John Eligon, responded candidly to the questions posed by Maynard Institute Fault Lines Coach Jean Marie Brown regarding his coverage of COVID-19. Eligon concluded the hour-long session by sharing how he had been personally impacted by pursuing coronavirus stories across the nation.