In the Columbia Journalism Review, Jon Allsop writes: The Atlantic’s Ed Yong tells the whole story of America’s pandemic. His conclusion:
Great journalism often shocks us by telling us stuff we didn’t know. Sometimes, though, the skillful juxtaposition of everything we do know can have an even greater effect. Journalists are often told—with good reason—to whittle their reporting down and find a focused story, not a topic. But, as I’ve written before, the world needs writers who are capable of zooming way out, taking the biggest swing possible, and putting our day-to-day work in perspective. Yong’s work on the coronavirus has been essential—and spawned appreciative tweets, Pulitzer chatter, and all the rest—because it has done just that, proving, in the process, that the virus truly is an everything story.
Yong's article is here. If you haven't read it yet, do so. If you have, read it again.
