Communicating the Global Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis of the News Portals on “COVID-19”

World Health Organization declared 2019 Novel Coronavirus as a Global Pandemic, quiveredhuman existence, millions of lives lost, altered way of life, and created a new normal. Globalconcern is to slow down and contain the spread of disease through dissemination of information,promotes wider understanding, and encourages more informed decision-making at all levels.Drawing on this, paper examines pattern of news reporting, weightage of content by identifyingfrequency, during early phase. Study used content analysis and how online news portal isdisseminating information to the masses and prioritization given to the type of news.