Guest editorialBeyond fear: Reflections on Covid coverage by scholars and practitioners, by John MairJournalism that serves the publicPandemic brings out the ethical in journalism, by Dorothy ByrneReporting on the pandemic: The ethical challenges facing journalists, by Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer and Paula KennedyIssues and limitations in data journalism covering the Covid-19 pandemic: The Italian case, by Philip Di SalvoResearch design for a comparative analysis of the media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, by Joan Pedro-Carañana, Tabe Bergman and Juan Antonio Carbonell-AsínsScience, risk and misinformation'Find me a four-year-old child' Journalistic ethics in a time of plague, by Brian WinstonInfoxication, infodemics and disinformation: The disinfodemic in the Covid-19 crisis in Spain, by Cristina López GarcíaCountering coronavirus disinformation: Which strategies work and which don't?, by Alex ConnockFrom a 'culture of fear' to a 'culture of hope' Media as agent for social change in times of pandemic, by Fabíola Ortiz dos SantosFurther international perspectives on the challenges facing mediaFrom domestic epidemic to world pandemic: News coverage about Covid-19 in China, by Zhan ZhangArabic narratives: A study of Gulf Press coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, by Ahmed Mansoori and Muhammed MusaBalancing privacy and the right to information in Covid-19 reporting in Kenya, by Levi Obonyo and Lydia Ouma RadoliReporting coronavirus responsibly - across the globe, by Catriona Bonfiglioli