In this essay, we engage with the call for Extraordinary Issue: Coronavirus, Crisis and Communication. Situated in the Philippines, we reflect on how COVID-19 has made visible the often-overlooked relationship between journalism and public health. In covering the pandemic, journalists struggle with the shrinking space for press freedom and limited access to information as they also grapple with threats to their physical and mental well-being. Digital media enable journalists to report even in quarantine, but new challenges such as the wide circulation of health mis-/disinformation and private information emerge. Moreover, journalists have to contend with broader structural contexts of shutdown not just of a mainstream broadcast but also of community newspapers serving as critical sources of pandemic-related information. Overall, we hope this essay broadens the dialogue among journalists, policymakers, and healthcare professionals to improve the delivery of public health services and advance health reporting.

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新闻、公共卫生和 COVID-19：来自菲律宾的一些初步见解

在这篇文章中，我们参与了对非凡问题的呼吁：冠状病毒、危机和沟通。我们位于菲律宾，反思 COVID-19 如何让新闻业与公共卫生之间经常被忽视的关系变得可见。在报道大流行病时，记者们在努力应对新闻自由空间缩小和信息获取受限的问题，同时还要应对身心健康受到的威胁。数字媒体使记者即使在隔离期间也能进行报道，但出现了新的挑战，例如健康错误/虚假信息和私人信息的广泛传播。此外，记者必须应对更广泛的结构性背景，不仅是主流广播，而且社区报纸是与大流行相关的信息的重要来源。全面的，