One of WMRA’s community news partners is The Citizen, an online news source focusing on Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Bob Leweke spoke with publisher Ryan Alessi about how they’ve been covering the virus outbreak, including the latest story in The Citizen, an interview with one of the three people in the Harrisonburg area who has developed COVID-19.

Ryan Alessi is an assistant professor in the School of Media Arts and Design at James Madison University, and a co-founder of The Citizen.