Journalists Examine How Covid Polarizes Communities

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

January 15, 2021

California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester discussed public health backlash on WABE’s “Did You Wash Your Hands?” on Jan. 5.

Click here to hear Barry-Jester on WABE
Read Barry-Jester’s “Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders”

KHN Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell dissected how covid-19 exacerbates tensions between counties in Colorado on NPR’s “Weekend Edition” on Jan. 9.

Click here to hear Bichell on NPR
Read Bichell’s “Live Free or Die if You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites — But Not in My Hospital”

KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner talked about mental health care and the pandemic on WAMU/NPR’s “1A” on Jan. 11.

Click here to hear Rovner on WAMU

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<p>California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester discussed public health backlash on WABE’s “Did You Wash Your Hands?” on Jan. 5.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.wabe.org/episode/trying-to-fight-the-pandemic-public-health-leaders-face-increasing-backlash/">Click here to hear Barry-Jester on WABE</a></li>
<li>Read Barry-Jester’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pandemic-backlash-jeopardizes-public-health-powers-leaders/">Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders</a>”</li>
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<p>KHN Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell dissected how covid-19 exacerbates tensions between counties in Colorado on NPR’s “Weekend Edition” on Jan. 9.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/01/09/955192005/differing-covid-19-mitigation-approaches-cause-tensions-in-colorado-counties">Click here to hear Bichell on NPR</a></li>
<li>Read Bichell’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/live-free-or-die-if-you-must-say-colorado-urbanites-but-not-in-my-hospital/">Live Free or Die if You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites — But Not in My Hospital</a>”</li>
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<p>KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner talked about mental health care and the pandemic on WAMU/NPR’s “1A” on Jan. 11.</p>
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<li><a href="https://the1a.org/segments/the-future-of-mental-healthcare-after-the-pandemic/">Click here to hear Rovner on WAMU</a></li>
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