Many news organizations have bet on podcasts to fill the void. Slate’s coronavirus-related podcasts have received more than four million downloads, according to a spokeswoman. A Vox Media executive said its podcasts had been downloaded 50 percent more than usual, with newsy shows like “Today, Explained” and “The Weeds” especially popular.
Last week, Katherine Wells, the executive producer of podcasts at The Atlantic, suggested a new daily show during a call with Adrienne LaFrance, the publication’s executive editor. The next day, the first episode of “Social Distance” was ready. Episodes often feature James Hamblin, a staff writer who is a medical doctor.
“It’s unlocking a world of experimentation and nimbleness,” Ms. LaFrance said.
Some reporters have switched beats. A couple of members of Politico’s agriculture and trade team are now covering the pandemic, Ms. Budoff Brown said. The Daily Beast’s education and gender reporters are digging into health and medicine stories, Mr. Shachtman said.
But with a story so pervasive, others have been able to take what the grim news cycle gives them and fit it into their usual areas of coverage. Joanna Stern, a personal technology columnist at The Journal, has included a work-from-home tip in Mr. Murray’s morning newsletter, “The 10-Point.” The Romper, a Bustle site for millennial mothers, has weighed in on the best disinfectants and how to explain the pandemic to children.
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/business/coronavirus-news-sites.html
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