Die Welt: How to Cover Corona
Source: welt.de/finanzen
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Organisation: Die Welt, Germany
Journalists: Daniel Eckert & Holger Zschäpitz
Medium: Web
Summary
Putting their reporting on the crisis and it’s impact on the economy into perspective the two journalists from Die Welt uses the historical perspective of three big financial crashes.
The Story
This article zooms out to the macro view of the crisis and it’s global economic impact. Using a historical perspective the journalist describes the three big financial crashes of the last 100 years and tries to identify some learning points. These previous events may offer offer insights into what the corona crisis will mean for the world’s stock markets.