The new Coronavirus and the situation in many countries imply more cautiousness and restrictions for reporters.<\/p>\n
How to work in conditions of mass-spread health threats (currently \u2013 in conditions of the world-famous Coronavirus pandemic,) how to cover the existing situation without jeopardizing your own safety?<\/p>\n
Media.am has put together a few tips for journalists on safe and effective work during pandemics, using the guides by Asian American Journalists association<\/a>, Committee to protect journalists<\/a>, Global Investigative Journalism Network<\/a> and BBC.<\/p>\n \u2205 To minimize the risks of contracting a virus, a journalist with a strong health should cover the issue. Especially when it is essential to work in a hospital, with Coronavirus-positive patients, doctors or isolated persons. It is equally important not to get sick and not to get others sick.<\/p>\n \u2205 Use protective masks and gloves if working in or visiting an infected site, such as a medical treatment facility. Other medical protective equipment such as a bodysuit and a full face mask may also be necessary.<\/p>\n \u2205If you are operating in a health facility, market, or farm, never place your equipment on the floor. Always decontaminate equipment after visiting such places.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2205Stay at least 3 feet away\u00a0from each other while working, whenever possible.<\/p>\n \u2205 Never eat or drink while touching any hospital item or animals.<\/p>\n \u2205 Always ensure your hands are washed with hot water and soap before, during, and after working in an affected area.<\/p>\n \u2205Avoid touching your face with your hands. Use your elbow or a tissue to cover your mouth and nose as you sneeze and then throw the tissue into a dustbin with an automatically-closing lid.<\/p>\n \u2205Most importantly, staying safe is primary, and no story is worth dying for. Contracting a virus or putting your life at risk is not about playing the hero but about creating a new problem for people around you.<\/span><\/p>\n Anahit Danielyan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The new Coronavirus and the situation in many countries imply more cautiousness and restrictions for reporters. How to work in conditions of mass-spread health threats (currently \u2013 in conditions of the world-famous Coronavirus pandemic,) how to cover the existing situation without jeopardizing your own safety? Media.am has put together a few tips for journalists on Read the full article…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":20408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsroom","author_posts-anahit-danielyan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20433,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20427\/revisions\/20433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}