Agencia Bori is a non-profit media-oriented initiative, founded by science journalists in February 2020. It supports journalistic coverage based on scientific evidence. Since the first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brazil, the initiative has worked to:
- facilitate contacts with scientists across the country who are qualified and available to speak to journalists about scientific aspects of COVID-19;
- give access to, and explain published scientific studies to journalists to enable the translation of research into editorial products targeted at the public;
- offer courses and workshops for Brazilian journalists on how to report on COVID-19-related news; and
- organize media training for scientists and researchers.
Journalists can register through the project website for free. Once registered, they have access to a collection of new national and international peer-reviewed studies to be published in journals or scientific repositories. They also receive an explanatory text in plain language along with the studies, and the contact details of the corresponding author. Additionally, the journalists are regularly supplied with relevant scientific content to deepen their understanding on various topics related to COVID-19, and the opportunity to speak directly to the researchers who conducted the studies.
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