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Long COVID as an accountability story: Ideas and reporting tips from experts
Covering long COVID as an accountability story: Story ideas and reporting tips from experts Moderator: Betsy Ladyzhets, founder and co-editor, The Sick Times Alison Cohen, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, University of California San Francisco Miles Griffis, executive editor, The Sick Times Pato Hebert, chair, NYU Tisch Department of Art and Public Policy; visual…
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The Sick Times’ long COVID coverage philosophy and writing opportunities
We shared part 1 of a Q&A yesterday with Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles Griffis, the journalists who founded The Sick Times in 2023, a publication focusing on COVID-19, long COVID and related long-term conditions of viral illnesses. Check out how they came up with the idea of starting The Sick Times and secured funding. Then…
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Long COVID journalists share how they founded The Sick Times
Most publications in 2025 write about the pandemic as though it’s over, but as of February 15, 2025, 1.1% of all U.S. deaths in the past week were due to COVID-19. Even in 2023 — the most recent year for which data are available — COVID-19 remained one of the top 10 causes of death…
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