Corona Times: The Numbers Game by TRT World

Corona Times: The Numbers Game –

This edition looks at why news loves grim milestones, as the world’s media marked the one millionth case of coronavirus. Stats are central to the story of the COVID-19 pandemic, but what challenges does that present for journalists whose role it is to explain them to a broader audience?

Guests:

Paul Bradshaw, Data Journalist

Steven Erlanger, The New York Times’ Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe

Amanda Makulec, Data Visualization Developer

Corona Times is TRT World’s new programme, which takes a look behind the headlines and asks what it’s like to be a journalist in the midst of this deadly pandemic. How do you report the news when the only story on the agenda is coronavirus?

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