Collected Item: “Politicized News Leads to Self-Documenting”
Your name/Nombre y apellido(s)?
Jo Melnyk
What kind of item would you like to submit?/¿Qué tipo de artículo quiere donar?
Other/Otro
Title of your submission?/¿Título de su entrega?
Politicized News Leads to Self-Documenting
Date created?/¿En qué fecha se creado?
March 10, 2020 - September 11, 2020
Your submission will be published online. Would you like for it to be anonymous?/¿Le gustaría que se publicara su historia de manera anónima en líneo/online?
No
Place of residence?/Lugar de residencia?
Ayden, North Carolina
Please write a short description of your submission./Escriba, por favor, una descripción breve de su historia (entrega).
When the pandemic was first starting up, the news quickly became highly politicized. It was very frustrating for someone who just wanted to get exact figures of what was going on out in the world. My supervisor sent me a link to the Johns Hopkins COVID 19 Dashboard. I was delighted to just see figures without any persuasive text. For the next six months, I ended up taking a few minutes in the morning to pull up the dashboard and document the numbers in order to monitor and gauge the severity of the situation. It was my way to stay informed, without having to watch the news. I ended up stopping after 6 months because it became disheartening to see that the numbers were not improving. The pandemic is still raging 18 months later.
In order to contribute, you must read and agree to the terms and conditions. I am submitting a digital file related to my COVID-19 related experiences on my own behalf. I grant East Carolina University Academic Library Services permission to include my submission in a publicly available online collection. I understand that my submission shall be made available to the public for original research, subject to no limitations or qualifications. I retain the copyright to my works./Para poder contribuir debe leer y aceptar los términos y condiciones. Aquí en mi propio nombre presento un archivo digital relacionado con mis experiencias durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Con éste les doy permiso a los Servicios Académicos de la Biblioteca (Academic Library Services) de East Carolina University para que incluyan mi entrega en una colección online abierta al público. Entiendo que mi presentación estará disponible al público para investigación original y no estará sujeta a restriccionés ni reservas. Mantengo, asimismo, propiedad intelectual de mis obras.
Yes/Sí