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  • Coronavirus: How South Korea 'crushed' the curve

    May 10, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea

    South Korea has effectively crushed the curve in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by using extensive tracking and tracing on its citizens. Using a combination of GPS tracking, monitoring CCTV footage, and even checking bank accounts to see where people visited, the government released that information publicly to track those who tested positive and warn those who might be at risk. Acknowledged as an invasion of privacy, it has also kept the country out of lockdown.

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  • Exposing Chaos and Repression in Wuhan with User-Generated Content

    May 07, 2020 |

    Global Investigative Journalism Network |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: China, Wuhan

    Four Corners television produced a documentary about the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China that uses footage filmed by residents. The clips, which show people with the virus being taken by police and bodies left on the street, were found on a YouTube channel where they were uploaded to prevent deletion by government censors. The company verified the location, time, and factual context of each clip, and wove them together with original reporting. The raw footage, shot on the ground with smart phones, was particularly memorable and the film received over 12 million views and high ratings in Australia.

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  • The Kearns model: Helping youths by teaching parents

    May 04, 2020 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    In an effort to stem drug and substance abuse, Utah's Salt Lake City county is reaching out proactively to parents with courses and parenting programs. By arming parents with the tools to talk with their children and navigate tricky situations, the county is hoping to reduce the county's high reported usage rates.

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  • As Maine gradually reopens, disease investigations will be more important than ever

    May 02, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Contact tracing of the novel coronavirus is helping Maine slowly and safely reopen after lockdown by tracking the spread of the virus and mitigating risk of those who may have been exposed. In order to effectively contact trace during a pandemic, at least 30 staff per 100,000 people are needed, of which most states – Maine included – don’t have.

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  • Aggressive testing and pop songs: how Vietnam contained the coronavirus

    May 01, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Vietnam

    Although Vietnam had a limited ability to treat coronavirus patients due to lack of treatment infrastructures, the country has been able to keep their case count low by implementing aggressive testing, contact tracing and information management. The citizens have been receptive to the arguably intrusive measures taken and have also expressed appreciation for the creative approaches used, such as employing pop singers to create educational songs and artists to design influential posters.

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  • How New Mexico Is Beating the Virus

    May 01, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    As New Mexico's former state health secretary, Governor Lujan Grisham did not waste any time implementing aggressive and restrictive measures in the state to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Acutely aware that the virus would impact rural areas where there was less access to healthcare, she worked with local hospitals – who were also collaborating on solutions – to quickly open drive through testing across the state and harnessed "the scientific power of two national nuclear laboratories to process still more coronavirus tests."

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  • Seattle's Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York's Did Not

    April 26, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In responding to the coronavirus outbreak, Washington State stands in direct contrast to New York in how local governments responded. While New York relied on direction from politicians, Washington State looked to public health experts to lead briefings and directions – a response that is now emerging as a successful model for building trust with state residents, and inspiring action rather than skepticism.

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  • As residents at Milwaukee County nursing homes contracted and died of coronavirus, administrators and local officials kept it to themselves

    April 24, 2020 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, West Allis, Wisconsin

    After the coronavirus outbreak devastated a nursing home in Wisconsin unbeknownst to the residents' family members and the public, advocates and lawmakers called for more transparency from the facility. The agency, joining other care facilities in the state and nation, is now reporting cases according to newly implemented protocols regarding transparency and timeliness, as a means of helping "family members and health care workers plan for their safety."

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  • Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way

    April 24, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Australia, Sydney

    With the goal of containing the spread of Covid-19, the national governments in Australia and New Zealand took an approach that was predicated on letting public health experts take the lead. Although this approach – which led to early and aggressive restrictions of movement – was not met favorably by all at first, it has proved successful so far, leading both countries to reset the goal to eliminating the virus rather than just containing it.

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  • How a Group of Political Novices Ended Gerrymandering in Michigan

    April 24, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Voters Not Politicians (VPN) is a grassroots initiative that, with the help over 4,000 volunteers who knocked on 125,000 doors and canvassed at public events, collected the 400,000 signatures needed to get an anti-gerrymandering initiative on the statewide ballot. The initiative passed with 61% of the vote in 2018 and requires district boundaries be drawn by average citizens. The group’s founder also started The People, another group to help residents in other states apply VPNs model to stop gerrymandering. So far, residents in Florida, Virginia, and New Hampshire are at various stages of applying the model.

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