Project

COVID-19 Strikes a Country in Crisis: Dispatches From Venezuela

Prodavinci, the premier digital outlet in Venezuela for explanatory journalism, is using data analysis, science reporting, and narrative journalism to report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, particularly on the most vulnerable groups. 

Prodavinci coordinates a network of Venezuelan journalists, in the country and abroad, as well as specialists in data analysis, economics, medicine, epidemiology, and public policy. This project seeks to help fight disinformation in the digital sphere and offline communities during the pandemic.

Prodavinci´s partners include seven local radios, digital media outlets, and newspapers: Radio Fe y Alegría Noticias; El Correo del Caroní, Diario La Nación, El Carabobeño, El BusTV, Servicio de Información Pública, and Arepita.

June 15, 2020 | Prodavinci

Gabino: A Venezuelan Survivor (Spanish)

Ricardo Barbar

After picking up a client from the airport, Gabino developed COVID-19 symptoms. He visited two public health centers to get a diagnosis, but neither provided a PCR test. A couple of days later he got tested. Soon, he was gasping for air. This is his story.

May 20, 2020 | Prodavinci

How Epidemics End

Luisa Salomón

In this interactive explainer, Luisa Salomón explores central concepts in the study of epidemics and explains how past epidemics like smallpox have ended.