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Newsletter 3/26

From: National Press Foundation <webmaster@nationalpress.org>

Subject: Coronavirus and Trade | Upcoming Webinars | ICYMI Resources

From Coronavirus to Tariffs Workshop

On Monday, March 16, NPF hosted an all-day online workshop on Slido, covering all
things related to the coronavirus and its impact on trade in the U.S. and internationally.

Speakers included Myron Brilliant of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Jennifer Hillman
of the Council on Foreign Relations, Scott Paul of the Alliance for American
Manufacturing, Kurt Tong of Asia Group and reporters Rick Dunham of Global Business
Journalism, Megan Cassella of Politico and Paul Wiseman of the Associated Press.

All of the resources from the coronavirus program can be found here and here.

Support for this program was provided by Honda. NPF retains sole responsibility for programming
and content.
 

Upcoming Webinars
Vaccines Webinar

Tomorrow, Friday, March 27, NPF will host a webinar

focused on how vaccines are made and developed. It will
give journalists an inside look at the University of
Maryland Center for Vaccine Development and Global
Health.

Support for this program is provided by GSK. NPF retains sole

responsibility for programming and content.
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Coronavirus and Poverty: Analyzing the Impact of COVID19 on

Homeless and Vulnerable Populations
NPF will host three weekly webinars with Kaiser Permanente, beginning next Monday. Each
webinar will occur at noon on March 30, April 6 and April 13. The webinars will cover the
effect that the coronavirus has on the homeless and vulnerable populations.

Support for this program is provided by Kaiser Permanente. NPF retains sole responsibility for
programming and content.

ICMYI Resources
A Witness to Medical History

Tracking Disease Outbreaks

Local Officials Prepare for New Coronavirus

Tips for Understanding the Scientific Statistics

 

NPF Friends and Fellows

Congratulations to past NPF fellows Alexandra Glorioso of Politico (Opioids 2018) and Lawrence
Mower of the Tampa Bay Times (Statehouse 2019). They were married on Friday, March 20, in
between coronavirus assignments. The couple lives in Tallahassee and covers the state
government.

Our speakers and participants from our From Coronavirus to Tariffs workshop have published
several stories covering COVID-19 in the week since. Here is a roundup of standout stories.
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Coronavirus: Fallout from global pandemic clouds Hong Kong’s economic recovery, Kurt Tong says
| Mark Magnier | South China Morning Post | Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Will Trump be able to get emergency medical supplies fast enough? | Megan Cassella | Politico
| Coronavirus to Tariffs Speaker 2020

Virus roils debate over N. American deal enrichment | Alex Lawson | Law360 | Coronavirus to
Tariffs Participant 2020

In ‘wartime’ Washington, the general offers honest assessments | Daniel Moore | Pittsburgh Post-
Gazette | Food and Farm 2018, Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

How South Korea scaled virus testing as U.S. lagged badly behind | Lydia DePillis | ProPublica |
Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

With Washington on a ‘war footing,’ a push to protect factories and workers amid pandemic | Daniel
Moore | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Food and Farm 2018, Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

USTR Weighing China Tariff Cuts To Fight Coronavirus | Alex Lawson | Law360 | Coronavirus to
Tariffs Participant 2020

Here’s why Florida got all the emergency medical supplies it requested while other states did not |
Lydia DePillis | ProPublica | Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Virtual WTO fisheries meeting canceled due to technical issues, COVID-19 restrictions | Hannah
Monicken | Inside U.S. Trade | Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Analysts weigh trade impact of European travel ban | Anshu Siripurapu | Inside U.S. Trade |
Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Grassley urges administration to resist export restrictions amid COVID-19 outbreak | Hannah
Monicken | Inside U.S. Trade | Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Business groups, Wyden roiled by administration’s June 1 USMCA goal | Anshu Siripurapu | Inside
U.S. Trade | Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

When coronavirus hoarding becomes trade policy | Alex Lawson | Law360 | Coronavirus to Tariffs
Participant 2020

Toomey blames bureaucratic 'bottlenecks' for testing delays in Pennsylvania; urges passage of
stimulus deal | Daniel Moore | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Food and Farm 2018, Coronavirus to
Tariffs Participant 2020

As Senate considers COVID-19 package, White House asks for $850 billion more | Daniel Moore |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Food and Farm 2018, Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Coronavirus: New York, Washington, California declared national disaster areas by Trump, as U.S.
Senate fails to advance economic stimulus package | Mark Magnier | South China Morning Post
| Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020
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Sen. Pat Toomey: Congress' $1 trillion economic rescue likely moving forward | Daniel Moore |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Food and Farm 2018, Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Casey calls for expanded grocery deliveries to food stamp recipients | Daniel Moore | Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette | Food and Farm 2018, Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Coronavirus: the high stakes propelling the US-China blame game | Mark Magnier | South China
Morning Post | Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020

Coronavirus: testing in US accelerates as companies step in where government failed | Mark

Magnier | South China Morning Post | Coronavirus to Tariffs Participant 2020