Media Briefing: Disaster Reporting and COVID-19

Please join Climate Central and the International Association of Emergency Managers on Wednesday, April 8, at 2pm EDT for a live Zoom briefing: Disaster Reporting and COVID-19. Registration required.

Social distancing, shelter-in-place orders, and travel restrictions will continue to complicate how we prepare for and respond to increasingly frequent disasters. This briefing will include short presentations and a moderated Q&A to help you cover updated emergency planning and response in your community during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to help you to prepare for covering disasters once they occur. Guidance will be offered on safe reporting practices, sourcing, and finding meteorology and science resources.

• Register and attend.

Confirmed participants (more may be added):

• John Upton, journalism partnerships editor, Climate Central (moderator)
• Robert Dale, PEM, Emergency Management Planner/Meteorologist, Ingham County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Michigan
• Judith Matloff, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma safety advisor, Columbia Journalism School faculty (crisis reporting), author of How to Drag a Body and other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need
• Dr. Samantha Montano, assistant professor of Emergency Management & Disaster Science at University of Nebraska Omaha

* Registered attendees will receive a recording of this webinar plus a summary of points covered, sourcing suggestions, and links to reporting resources.