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The coronavirus pandemic has required up to the minute coverage on information including new cases, financial relief by the government, and updated guidelines from public health officials. But how is the spread of misinformation and pressure to constantly be updating the public weighing on journalists and affecting their usual reporting?


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False claims spread incredibly fast online: faster and to more people than accurate information does. Although the internet and social media are flooded with misinformation, there are ways that you can slow the spread and a number of sites that you should go to for updated, reliable information in the midst of the pandemic.

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Story

Nathaniel Cline, a reporter for the Loudoun Times-Mirror, reporting for Loudoun County, VA, and Joan Jones, the morning anchor for WTOP, serving the Washington D.C. area, describe the difficulties they’ve faced reporting in the unprecedented time of the pandemic and how they're handling coronavirus misinformation.

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With more people now at home searching for information on the pandemic online, dozens of conspiracy theories and inaccuracies have spread on social media platforms. False claims by politicians and other officials from around the world have also contributed to what public health officials are calling an "infodemic."              

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Social Media

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MorE  Journalism from students at the University of Tampa


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    The Minaret

    The Minaret, established in 1933, is the University of Tampa's student-run newspaper covering sports, top news stories, and arts and entertainment on campus and off. The paper also runs opinion pieces and publishes multimedia stories from time to time online.

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    UTTV Spartan News

    UTTV is the University of Tampa’s student-run television station. Students reporting with UTTV utilize social media and smart phone production kits to produce, report, and share UT news. Stories are published on UTTV's YouTube channel and Instagram page.

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    WUTT Spartan Radio

    The student run radio station for the University of Tampa is WUTT, which also runs with students enrolled in the COM 250 course. WUTT streams live radio shows by UT students on 1080AM out of UT’s North Walker Hall: a small academic building filled with classrooms and the Academic Success Center.