Ten Tips For Journalists Covering Covid-19

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the World Health Organization’s lead, Brazil’s Ministry of Health published guidelines for all businesses in the country, including the media. The guidelines recommend virtual meetings and canceling non-essential trips, and encourage employees to work from home if possible. Managers are advised to adopt alternative schedules so that workers could avoid peak commuting hours. Many Brazilian news outlets are implementing preventive…

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Disturbing Video Shows Dead Bodies Loaded Onto Truck Outside New York Hospitals

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The coronavirus pandemic has slammed New York City so hard that health care workers are using forklifts to load dead bodies into refrigerated trucks, according to a viral video. The 5-minute and 32-second clip posted to YouTube shows medical officials helping to load the corpses in body bags into the mobile morgue…

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EFCC Threatens To Sue Punch Over Alleged Libelous Publication Against Magu

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has written a litigation threat to the Punch newspaper asking it to retract an alleged libelous publication against the acting Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.  The EFCC is also demanding an unreserved apology from The Punch over the alleged defamatory publication. The Economic…

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Covid-19: Sweden Stands Apart By Not Imposing Restrictions

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-When the coronavirus swept into Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark scrambled to place extensive restrictions on their borders to stem the outbreak. Sweden, their neighbor, took a decidedly different path. While Denmark and Norway closed their borders, restaurants and ski slopes and told all students to stay home this month, Sweden shut…

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