Colleagues,

if you have not already done so, I encourage you to read the FREE - that's right - no subscription required - COVID-19 stories in The News Tribune. You can also sign up for the new daily coronavirus email newsletter - just click on the link in the message below. The same metered paywalls that limit your reading of the Seattle Times, the Washington Post and the New York Times and likely other on-line editions of newspapers have been lifted for coronavirus coverage.

Stay well,

Maureen

Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020, 10:08:37 AM PDT

Subject:Coronavirus updates from The News Tribune

News that matters

Lauren Gustus
Regional Editor

Dear reader,

I want to emphasize to you our responsibility to keep the Tacoma area informed as coronavirus continues to spread. We are grateful to have your readership and trust. Our role is to provide you with credible, accurate and confirmed information – in stories, photos, videos, on social media, in newsletters and more.

Here’s what you won’t see from us: jargon or overwritten headlines. A national magazine recently published a story with the title “You’re likely to get the coronavirus.” We are being mindful so as not to alarm while at the same time accurately reporting on developments. We will describe what’s happening using words that we all can understand – community spread or community transmission? Both mean the same but one is more clear.

Here’s what daily coverage of COVID-19 looks like at The News Tribune.

Breaking news: Updates on actions, cases and community reaction on a local and state level. This includes declarations of state and local emergencies and quarantines, new cases and important health information. Our starting point is to provide the latest news as quickly as we can. We report what we know and we’re honest about what we don’t know.

News you need: From high school sports cancellations to how restaurantsare responding to the availability to hand sanitizer at local stores, coronavirus is having an impact on our daily lives.

Context and accountability reporting: We want to ensure new developments are presented as part of a whole picture. We also want you to know what local agencies are doing to support you in response to the virus, and how much funding they have to do so.

The news is changing rapidly, and we’ve tried to make it easier to stay informed. Sign up for a daily coronavirus email newsletter that collects all of the critical daily news in one place.

We’ve removed our coronavirus coverage from the metered paywall that limits the number of stories non-subscribers of our digital products can view without paying for a subscription. Subscribers like you make coverage like this possible.

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