Lower madrid just been youre watching the listening post working from home this week were breaking from our usual format for months now weve been doing nonstop coverage of the media side of the coronavirus pandemic from the misinformation being spread by government citizens and journalists alike to the war of narratives being waged by great powers but covert 19 has also brought out some of the best in the 4th estate people who are producing vital coverage some of which is designed and delivered in new ways to help us understand a breaking story thats rooted in medical science and laden with complexities we have 4 examples from 4 different parts of the world each using a different media from the United States and brazil countries whose president s have repeatedly misinformed we hear from 2 medical experts turned broadcasters one through his podcast the other over you tube later well take you to europe and an aggregator that gets you around some of Silicon Valleys trouble some algorithms
Brazils president under increasing scrutiny over his handling of the pandemic as infections that reach a new daily high. Ve Day Celebrations in russia of a 1000 cases across 10000 for the 7th straight day. And the biggest names in rock n roll pay tribute to 1. 00 of the originals ethel which had died at the age of 87. 00. Hello welcome to the program the u. N. Mission in libya has condemned the attack on tripolis only functioning at port by forces loyal to warlord fully for after at least 80 rockets were fired at the facility and Libyan Airways plane was hit but there was no one on board 3 civilians have also died from shelling near the airport after us forces at only a targeted residential parts of the capital close to the turkish an italian embassies. Had reports from tripoli. Over russia of rockets to strike jet fuel tanks and aircraft at tripolis International Airport the latest attack on civilian infrastructure in the battle for the capital while the ground battles remain outside
Related deaths in brazil the worst affected nation in Latin America Amazonas state has been the hardest hit hundreds of coffins of been sent to the regional capital menow us with more funerals expected to take place or russias president has that scaled down celebrations to mark 75 years since the end of world war 2 in europe traditional commemorations were postponed because of the pandemic. Day on how small. Instead of a military parade on moscows red square russians marked victory day in solitude covered 19 has changed everything the streets routinely used to display russias military power are empty no tanks no music no marches. President Vladimir Putin place flowers at the a trial flame near the kremlin walls and for the 1st time in recent years western delegates who were due to attend the event canceled. Addressing the nation he called for unity we eat during the day here we know and they firmly believe that we are going to believe and we stand together. A military air show replace