Speaking as a writer for a tiny rural paper (motto: not yet owned by a hedge fund!), we're doing our best not to politicize it. But there are concerns: if folks end up quarantined, who pays the hospital bill? Money's tight here, and insurance comes with high deductibles. Will there be resources for our hospital staff, masks and sanitizer and whatever else? We're trying to find a way to talk about it without scaring our readers and without being accused of playing politics. I guess it's a matter of staying local, focused on our people. National news can be found at the outlet of their choice.
Fair point on that. I suspect we're about to see an explosion of grants from the NIH, CDC, HHS, etc. to take care of the situation. And I think that's really appropriate coverage with a great local angle.
Speaking as a writer for a tiny rural paper (motto: not yet owned by a hedge fund!), we're doing our best not to politicize it. But there are concerns: if folks end up quarantined, who pays the hospital bill? Money's tight here, and insurance comes with high deductibles. Will there be resources for our hospital staff, masks and sanitizer and whatever else? We're trying to find a way to talk about it without scaring our readers and without being accused of playing politics. I guess it's a matter of staying local, focused on our people. National news can be found at the outlet of their choice.
Fair point on that. I suspect we're about to see an explosion of grants from the NIH, CDC, HHS, etc. to take care of the situation. And I think that's really appropriate coverage with a great local angle.
Thank you! And that's reassuring about the grants.