Covid Mood is a global project by Youth Journalism International examining how the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 impacted mental health among the world’s young people. Its 17 news stories and accompanying photos and illustrations are by 21 students from a dozen nations on six continents. Together, they interviewed 56 teenagers and young adults in 18 countries and mental health professionals from five different nations. All Covid Mood stories are accessible here.
Chuying Huo
London, Ontario, Canada
Reporter, writer, photographer, illustrator
Salma Amrou
Suffolk, Virginia
Reporter, writer, illustrator
Parnian Shahsavary
Tehran, Iran
Reporter, writer, illustrator and creator of the Covid Mood logo
Katrina Machetta
Spring, Texas
Reporter, writer, photographer
Erin Kim
Andover, Massachusetts
Reporter, writer, illustrator
Bilge Nur Güven
Istanbul
Reporter, writer, photographer
Alyce Collett
Melbourne, Australia
Reporter, writer, photographer
Daisy Wigg
London
Reporter, writer, photographer
Aileen Cevallos
Quito, Ecuador
Reporter, writer
Holly Hostettler-Davies
Bridgend, Wales
Reporter, writer
Manar Lezaar
Fez, Morocco
Reporter, writer
Lyat Melese
Alexandria, Virginia
Reporter, writer
Nisha Chandar-Nair
Lincoln, England
Reporter, writer
Rosie Evans
Liverpool, England
Reporter, writer
Lucy Tobier
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Reporter, writer
Aimee Shah
London
Reporter, writer
Purnima Priyadarsini
Bhubaneswar, India
Reporter, writer
Mariama Barry
The Gambia
Reporter, writer
Tahsina Nawar Adrita
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Illustrator
Nivetha Nandakumar
Cardiff, Wales
Reporter
Maria Rebecchini
Rome
Photographer
Editors who worked on this project:
Jackie Majerus
YJI co-founder
Story development, writing and reporting coach, editing and web presentation
Steve Collins
YJI co-founder
Editing and website presentation
Hila Yosafi, Esq.
YJI alum and dedicated volunteer from Connecticut. Covid Mood wouldn’t be the same without Hila, who read and edited the project and offered kind and encouraging words.
