Ethical Space Vol.17 Issue 3/4

Guest editorial




Beyond fear: Reflections on Covid coverage by scholars and practitioners, by John Mair




Journalism that serves the public

Pandemic brings out the ethical in journalism, by Dorothy ByrneReporting on the pandemic: The ethical challenges facing journalists, by Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer and Paula KennedyIssues and limitations in data journalism covering the Covid-19 pandemic: The Italian case, by Philip Di SalvoResearch design for a comparative analysis of the media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, by Joan Pedro-Carañana, Tabe Bergman and Juan Antonio Carbonell-Asíns




Science, risk and misinformation

'Find me a four-year-old child' Journalistic ethics in a time of plague, by Brian WinstonInfoxication, infodemics and disinformation: The disinfodemic in the Covid-19 crisis in Spain, by Cristina López GarcíaCountering coronavirus disinformation: Which strategies work and which don't?, by Alex ConnockFrom a 'culture of fear' to a 'culture of hope' Media as agent for social change in times of pandemic, by Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos




Further international perspectives on the challenges facing media

From domestic epidemic to world pandemic: News coverage about Covid-19 in China, by Zhan ZhangArabic narratives: A study of Gulf Press coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, by Ahmed Mansoori and Muhammed MusaBalancing privacy and the right to information in Covid-19 reporting in Kenya, by Levi Obonyo and Lydia Ouma RadoliReporting coronavirus responsibly - across the globe, by Catriona Bonfiglioli