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Performer (Interviewee)

Christine Ro

Interviewer

Dr. You Li

Geographic Location

United Kingdom

Biography

Christine Ro, a freelance journalist based in London, the United Kingdom, covers subjects on international development, social justice, environmentalism, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Nature, BBC, Forbes, and The New York Times, among others.

In this interview, Ro recalled her experiences reporting COVID. She used a solution-based and data-driven approach that relied heavily on scientific research findings to inform the public of policymaking and the impact of COVID-19. She shared the strategies and challenges of reporting subjects and contacting on-the-ground sources remotely in other countries during the pandemic. She also noted gender disparity in family care and the importance of including women's perspectives in journalistic reporting. Last, she commented on the positivities and limitations of societal responses to the pandemic.

Interview Date

6-5-2023

Subject

Eastern Michigan University Archives, Journalism, Women in journalism, Pandemic, COVID-19, science reporting, freelance journalist, gender inequality, family care, U.K., misinformation

Publisher

Eastern Michigan University Archives

Digital Object File Type

mp3

Run Time

0:48:37

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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript, headshot, and stories is held by the content creator, author, artist, or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

Christine Ro, Oral History Interview, 2023

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