One year of the CDD: Reader reflections
Earlier this week, I asked readers to share what the COVID-19 Data Dispatch has meant to them over this past year. Here are a few of those responses!
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Support the COVID-19 Data Dispatch
In tandem with this new site, I’m launching a membership program. This program will enable COVID-19 communicators to connect more directly with each other, as well as to provide feedback that will shape what I cover. It’ll also help me cover my own costs, which have grown significantly as I moved platforms.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 Data Dispatch has moved
After five months of screenshotting Tableau charts, struggling to keep organized, and hitting Gmail’s email size limit again and again—I realized the platform wasn’t serving my needs. I wanted to give my readers clear archives and easy-to-navigate resources, and Substack just wasn’t providing. From now on, I’ll be publishing each issue as a series of posts on the site and sending out a newsletter with the highlights. This will help keep issues concise while still allowing me to do deep dives into important data issues.
Read MoreGaps we see in COVID-19 data
Last week, I asked readers to share what information or context gaps they see in COVID-19 coverage from other publications. Readers shared a need for more local data and better understanding in the newsroom.
Read MoreOur favorite COVID-19 sources
Last week, I asked readers to share their go-to sources for COVID-19 data about their community. I’m highlighting a couple of responses here.
Read MoreAnswering readers’ COVID-19 questions
On Nov. 1, 2020, I ran a Q&A thread on Substack in order to answer readers’ questions in the lead-up to the U.S. election. Here are a couple of the questions.
Read MoreIssue #10: reflecting and looking forward
This is the newsletter’s tenth week. As I took a couple of days off to unplug, it seemed a fitting time to reflect on the project’s goals and on how I’d like to move forward.
Read MoreHow many COVID-19 cases are actively circulating in your community?
This section was inspired by a question my friend Abby messaged me yesterday. She asked:
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