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Podcast: Consider This
Episode: Consider This: Pandemic Journalism (Part 2) - Perils Of 24 Hour Newscycle
Description: More than a year has passed since the world began its battle against Covid-19, raising the profile of journalists covering the pandemic such as Malaysian-born Ed Yong, who writes for The Atlantic. Conspiracy theories aside, competing frameworks of understanding as well as political and social values, have put pressure on editorial policies and advocacy campaigns as well. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Azrul Mohd Khalib, Chief Executive, Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, and Boo Su Lyn, Editor-In-Chief, CodeBlue, a health news portal.