Journalism Grants
Funding For:
Investigating How the U.S. Is Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Coronavirus
Recipient:
PBS NewsHour
Grant Period:
Jan 01, 2019 - Jun 30, 2019
AMOUNT:
$50,000.00
Summary of the Project:
The U.S. plays an important role in the global response for pandemics – are we ready for the next one? This series seeks to answer that question by exploring topics like animal-transmitted viruses and construction of biocontainment units across the country.
About the Grantee:
The PBS NewsHour is an hour-long evening news broadcast and digital presence, hosted by Judy Woodruff, which offers news updates, analysis, field reports from around the world, live studio interviews, discussions. For more than 40 years, millions of Americans and citizens of the world have turned to the PBS NewsHour for the solid, reliable reporting that has made it one of the most trusted news programs on television and online.
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