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Ugandan media council issues guidelines for reporting on coronavirus

The Ugandan Media Council has issued new guideline for reporting on coronavirus. The guidelines, according to Ugandan news site PML…

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Why Seattle public radio won’t air White House coronavirus briefings live

Seattle NPR-affiliate KUOW announced March 25 that it will no longer air White House coronavirus briefings live. "After airing the…

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MSNBC corrects Coronavirus killing 50% of population tweet

MSNBC tweeted a quote from host Chris Hayes that read, "There is no option to just let everyone go back…

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Ugandan news story on coronavirus ‘classic example of how not to report’

Uganda's The Daily Monitor published an article that was a "classic example of how not to report about coronavirus," public…

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Toronto Star used old stock photo with new Coronavirus story

The Toronto Star removed a stock photo from an article about coronavirus after one of the people pictured complained. Why?…

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Coronavirus deaths in Italy & 8 other COVID-19 errors and corrections

Read below a roundup of errors and corrections in reporting on the coronavirus pandemic. A March 18 correction from the…

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Why USA Today removed Coronavirus social distancing paragraphs

On March 17, USA Today reported on social distancing and window visits during the coronavirus pandemic. But now, the USA…

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57 readers complained, Sun posts Corbyn tax correction

Late last year, the UK Sun wrongly reported that a tax bill would cost "the average Sun reader." Now, the…

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Fox Business Network puts Trish Regan show on hiatus, last week she called coronavirus ‘another attempt to impeach’

Fox Business Network put Trish Regan's show "on hiatus until further note" after a controversial segment earlier this month saying…

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Trump & coronavirus ‘hoax’ – WaPo reporter deletes tweet for ‘out of context’ comment, Tapper on why no AOC fact check

Washington Post reporter Amber Phillips deleted a tweet and apologized for quoting Pres. Donald Trump about Coronavirus "out of context."…

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