Covid-19 Resource List
Dear fellow PPAGLA members,
These are trying times. We’ve all found ourselves in new situations and it is difficult.
We have put together some resources of help and hope. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to any of us if we can help. Sometimes simply talking and moral support can get us through tough times.
You will see below some great resources. We will get through this. Together.
The PPAGLA Board
COVID-19 Resources for Photojournalists & Newsrooms (updated: 4/14/21)
Financial Assistance, Grants & Unemployment:
NPPA: Second round of relief funds available for NPPA photojournalists financially impacted by COVID-19
The Employment Development Department (EDD)- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Small Business Administration (SBA)- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
ABC 7 News California PUA: Self-employed, freelance and gig economy workers can apply for unemployment benefits starting today
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program
The 8-Ball Welfare Foundation- helping Southern California journalists and photojournalists in need
Pfaffinger Foundation- Financial aid for former Los Angeles Times employees and photographers
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce- resources list including information for small businesses
SmugMug- COVID-19 resources, grants, funds, and more to help working photographers
The Los Angeles Press Club- Journalists Emergency Fund
National Geographic- COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting- Coronavirus News Collaboration Challenge
Google News Initiative- Journalism Emergency Relief Fund
Facebook- Small Business Grants Program
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism- $1 million in grants to support coronavirus news reporting
Forbes Magazine- List Of Banks Offering Relief To Customers Affected By Coronavirus
Legal:
Under Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-33-20 photojournalists are classified as essential workforce.
Essential Workforce - Communications:
Workers who support radio, television, and media service, including, but not limited to front line news reporters, studio, and technicians for newsgathering and reporting.
Your legal rights: How to respond if police or health officials challenge coronavirus reporting- National Press Club Journalism Institute
Mental Health for Journalists:
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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Mental Health Help for Photographers (And Everyone Else)- PetaPixel
COVID-19 is hurting journalists’ mental health. News outlets should help them now- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
How journalists can fight stress from covering the coronavirus- Al Tompkins, The Poynter Institute
Meditation and mindfulness: InsightLA
A guide to taking care of yourself and your newsroom in times of coronavirus- Nieman Journalism Lab
Safety:
Committee to Protect Journalists- CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering the coronavirus outbreak
How to dress to save your life: L.A. Times photojournalists take on a whole new danger
Columbia University- Earth Institute- Covering the Pandemic: Photographers on the Frontlines
The International Center for Journalists- Ten Tips for Journalists Covering COVID-19 Around the World
NPPA's COVID-19 resource guide
Tips for Reporting on Pandemics- The Dart Center, Columbia University School of Journalism
How to Disinfect Camera Equipment and Spaces- LensRentals
Videos:
Covering Coronavirus – Expert Tips for Journalists and Communicators- National Press Club Journalism Institute
Al & Sidney Tompkins help journalists covering COVID-19 manage newsroom stress
ASMP- Potential Business Ramifications of Coronavirus
NPPA- Coronavirus Town Hall
NETEC: Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19
Power Shift Project- Covid 19- Taking Care of Journalists and Journalism
This Week in PHOTO- Photographers and COVID-19
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute- COVID-19: Staying safe while in the field
Dart Center- Photojournalism and Covid 19: Ethics, Craft and Safety
How to Use Zoom (VIDEOS):
How to Use Zoom - Basics in Less than 5 Minutes
How to use Zoom- Video Conferencing Tutorial for Beginners
COVID-19 Info & Data:
National Association of Broadcasters
Johns Hopkins University: COVID-19 Information Hub
The New York Times- Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak
The American Association for Respiratory Care- COVID-19 News & Resources
World Health Organization- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
AP Stylebook- Coronavirus Topical Guide
LA Times- Tracking coronavirus in California
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute
COVID-19 Cases in the United States The National Safety Council
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc- Fact-checking coronavirus stories
Reuters Institute- Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation
AFP Fact Check- coronavirus verification hub