‘You feel like you're writing history:' ABC journalist Richard Willingham on covering coronavirus
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, Backstory is publishing accounts from ABC journalists, broadcasters and behind-the-scenes staff on covering the story. Victoria's state political reporter Richard Willingham has been reporting on the pandemic from MelbourneFor weeks, the stories of coronavirus were dominating the news.
The day everything changed: journalist Richard Willingham on the 7pm Victorian ABC News on March 13, announcing a catalogue of events that were cancelled due to COVID-19. There were so many questions around will it be on or off — experts saying it should be called off, the Government and chief health officer saying every day it's going ahead.
That night, I did a cross with 7pm newsreader Mary Gearin sitting in the studio with a list of what had been cancelled in the last three hours and I was literally updating it as we were going to air.It was unfolding very quickly. Journalists and camera crews covering a Victorian Government briefing on coronavirus from a distance.
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