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Balkan Investigative Reporting Network is currently mapping challenges journalists and media workers face due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the countries of the Central and Southeastern Europe. We want to hear your views on the professional, financial and health-related issues you are experiencing and about what kind of both short and long-term consequences of this crisis you expect. 

Data collected in this survey will be stored safely, and will only be used for the purpose of BIRN’s article on the effects of Coronavirus pandemic on an already fragile media scene in this region. We respect our sources and will never share your data without your consent.

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* 1. What is your role in covering COVID-19?

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* 2. Which country are you from?

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* 3. What is the biggest problem you face in reporting on COVID-19?

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* 4. Do you work from home or the office?

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* 5. What kind of support your media and its journalists need the most? (please rate from 1 to 6, where 1 is the most and 6 the least)

  1. Financial support 
  2. Editorial support
  3. Fact-checking support
  4. Legal support
  5. Psychological support
  6. Protective equipment

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* 6. Are there any other needs not listed in the previous question. If yes, please describe.

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* 7. What kind of support during COVID- 19 did you receive from your employer? Please describe.

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* 8. Are you losing income due to the Coronavirus outbreak?

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* 9. If yes, please describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected your media financially?

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* 10. Do you have paid sick leave if you need to stay self-isolated or quarantined?

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* 11. Has your employer provided you the adequate protective equipment at work?

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* 12. Was it difficult to obtain permission for reporting during the curfew?

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* 13. Did you have any problems or inconveniences while reporting during the curfew?

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* 14. If you did have problems, please describe.

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* 15. How often do you get answers from official sources to your questions re COVID-19?

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* 16. How has the number of questions that remain unanswered by official institutions changed in comparison to the time before COVID-19? Are there more or less questions that you have no answer to?

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* 17. What kind of questions remained unanswered? (please give examples)

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* 18. Do you think the media situation in your country will change after COVID-19?

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* 19. If yes, please describe how.

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* 20. Does your media outlet have a specific tool or way to fight disinformation/verify information?

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* 21. If yes, please describe how.

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* 22. How do you inform yourself about news and stories?

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* 23. What communication tool do you use to secure your sources?

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* 24. Do you think reporting on COVID-19 affected your mental health?

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* 25. During a Coronavirus outbreak, do you work more or less than usual?

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* 26. Are you happy if we published your name in the story?

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* 27. If yes, please enter your full name.

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* 28. May we contact you if we have further questions?

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* 29. If yes, what is the best way to get back to you? Please select all that apply and leave contact details accordingly.

Note: We will only contact you in relation to the information you provided in this form. We will not spam you or use your contact details for any other purposes

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