MPR News reporters reflect on covering a pandemic
Many audio journalists added a new tool to their reporting kits this year: a boom pole, a telescopic pole that extends microphones and accommodates social distancing.
It’s one of the many ways MPR News journalists adapted to covering the news during a pandemic.
The pandemic was the context for which Minnesota journalists covered two other major news stories in 2020: the police killing of George Floyd and its aftermath and the presidential election.
How did journalists continue interviewing people, reporting on government and institutions and capturing images while keeping a safe distance?
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Guest host and reporter Brandt Williams reflects with several of his colleagues on how they covered the news during a pandemic and what 2021 might bring.
Guests:
Riham Feshir is a senior reporter for MPR News.
Catharine Richert is a senior reporter for MPR News based in Rochester, Minn.
Dan Gunderson is a correspondent for MPR News based in Moorhead, Minn.
Evan Frost is a photojournalist for MPR News.
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