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Guest editorial Beyond fear: Reflections on Covid coverage by scholars and practitioners, by John Mair Journalism that serves the public Pandemic brings out the ethical in journalism, by Dorothy Byrne Reporting on the pandemic: The ethical challenges facing journalists, by Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer and Paula Kennedy Issues and limitations in data journalism covering the Covid-19 pandemic: The Italian case, by Philip Di Salvo Research design for a comparative analysis of the media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, by Joan Pedro-Carañana, Tabe Bergman and Juan Antonio Carbonell-Asíns Science, risk and misinformation 'Find me a four-year-old child' Journalistic ethics in a time of plague, by Brian Winston Infoxication, infodemics and disinformation: The disinfodemic in the Covid-19 crisis in Spain, by Cristina López García Countering coronavirus disinformation: Which strategies work and which don't?, by Alex Connock From a 'culture of fear' to a 'culture of hope' Media as agent for social change in times of pandemic, by Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos Further international perspectives on the challenges facing media From domestic epidemic to world pandemic: News coverage about Covid-19 in China, by Zhan Zhang Arabic narratives: A study of Gulf Press coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, by Ahmed Mansoori and Muhammed Musa Balancing privacy and the right to information in Covid-19 reporting in Kenya, by Levi Obonyo and Lydia Ouma Radoli Reporting coronavirus responsibly - across the globe, by Catriona Bonfiglioli