Covering Hurricanes
As Tropical Storm (and potential Hurricane) Barry heads inland, our advice and tips for journalists in the field
As Barry is upgraded to a tropical storm — and could become a hurricane —…
Front pages from the Carolinas show a region ‘overwhelmed’ by Hurricane Florence
Sunday front pages from North Carolina and South Carolina showed the destruction left by the slow-moving…
How newsrooms in the Carolinas and Virginia are preparing for Hurricane Florence
On Thursday morning, as Hurricane Florence swirled toward the Carolinas, The Sun News in Myrtle…
9 tips to avoid spreading misinformation about hurricanes
With one hurricane barreling toward the East Coast and two more swirling in the Atlantic…
Want to keep up with Florence coverage? Follow these local newsrooms
Last year, right around this time, we heard from journalists around Texas, across Florida and…
12+ tools and resources useful during hurricanes and other disasters
After a quiet summer, hurricane season seems to have awoken with a vengeance. Three hurricanes…
These WNYC engineers brought 300 pounds of radio equipment from Alaska to help a Puerto Rico station
About a week after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Laura Walker listened in to WNYC…
In Puerto Rico, ‘we were ready but not expecting whatÂ’s going on’
Puerto Rico's GFR Media sent teams of journalists to 12 different regions before Hurricane Maria…
13 tips for covering a hurricane
In the midst of a nearly unprecedented hurricane season, as yet another made its way…
After two back-to-back hurricanes, what have fact-checkers learned about covering storms?
First, it was Harvey. Then, it was Irma. And now, with Hurricane Maria wreaking havoc…