ABSTRACT As COVID-19 wreaked havoc across the globe during the spring of 2020, journalists increasingly turned to oral history to document and share stories of people coping with tragedy. Journalism and oral history share many commonalities, but as the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates, oral historians often lag behind journalists in making stories relevant and immediate to the wider public. Journalists, likewise, typically lack oral historians’ careful attention and archival methods. Set against the backdrop of COVID-19, this article explores recent developments between oral history and journalism, suggesting how oral historians can evolve to make oral history more accessible, beneficial, and immediate to wider audiences.

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新闻业、COVID-19 和口述历史的机会

摘要 随着 COVID-19 在 2020 年春季在全球范围内造成严重破坏，记者们越来越多地转向口述历史来记录和分享人们应对悲剧的故事。新闻和口述历史有许多共同点，但正如 COVID-19 大流行所表明的那样，口述历史学家在向更广泛的公众提供相关和直接的故事方面往往落后于记者。同样，记者通常缺乏口述历史学家的仔细关注和归档方法。在 COVID-19 的背景下，本文探讨了口述历史与新闻业之间的最新发展，提出了口述历史学家如何发展以使口述历史更容易为更广泛的受众所接受、有益和直接的。