Balancing the risks of catching Ebola while covering the outbreak
NPR often relies on reporters going into dangerous places to get the story. It can mean covering a war, natural catastrophes, or highly contagious, deadly diseases —…
NPR often relies on reporters going into dangerous places to get the story. It can mean covering a war, natural catastrophes, or highly contagious, deadly diseases — like the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has killed hundreds of people so far.For this week’s Reporter’s Notebook, we hear from Emmet Livingstone…
Published June 27, 2026 · 9:23