Although there were more than 1,000 names on The New York Time now iconic cover, it is proving a blank slate to make a political statement.
Cartoonist Steve Brodner@stevebrodner kicked things off with this Tweet:
And artists responded. Here are a few:
Here’s more.
Can Banksy be far behind?
From The New York Times: A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss.
It’s a Front Page with no graphics, just a 1,000-name list of people who have died of the Coronavirus.
“I wanted something that people would look back on in 100 years to understand the toll of what we’re living through.”
Marc Lacey, National editor
The US is approaching 100,000 deaths. It’s staggering. Obits the Times has compiled are here.
Make sure to scroll to the bottom to see where the obits were compiled from:
Kids around the country are doing just that by making their own newspapers. They’ve become reporters, photographers, editors, art directors and even cartoonists. And they are doing what good journalists do: keeping their communities (or maybe just their families) informed and entertained.
Washington Post
Hit the link to take a look. These are great. Not going to criticize, some of these kids are real bright … or have a lot of parental involvement.
This one is my favorite — now computers, nothing digital. Totally old school cool!
The Boston Globe is running a serialized novella, “The Mechanic” to give readers “a bit of a diversion” from the pandemic.
When is the last time a US Newspaper serialized a novella? I’m thinking maybe 50-60 years ago? Anyone know?
For a riveting series that revealed a third of Alaska’s villages had no police protection, took authorities to task for decades of neglect, and spurred an influx of money and legislative changes.
For its rapid coverage of hundreds of last-minute pardons by Kentucky’s governor, showing how the process was marked by opacity, racial disparities and violations of legal norms. (Moved by the jury from Local Reporting, where it was originally entered.)
For an exposé of New York City’s taxi industry that showed how lenders profited from predatory loans that shattered the lives of vulnerable drivers, reporting that ultimately led to state and federal investigations and sweeping reforms.
For a groundbreaking series that showed with scientific clarity the dire effects of extreme temperatures on the planet.
For illuminating, impactful reporting on a lucrative, undisclosed financial relationship between the city’s mayor and the public hospital system she helped to oversee.
For groundbreaking stories that exposed design flaws in the Boeing 737 MAX that led to two deadly crashes and revealed failures in government oversight.
For their investigation into America’s 7th Fleet after a series of deadly naval accidents in the Pacific.
For a set of enthralling stories, reported at great risk, exposing the predations of Vladimir Putin’s regime.
For a sweeping, deeply reported and personal essay for the ground-breaking 1619 Project, which seeks to place the enslavement of Africans at the center of America’s story, prompting public conversation about the nation’s founding and evolution.
For work demonstrating extraordinary community service by a critic, applying his expertise and enterprise to critique a proposed overhaul of the L.A. County Museum of Art and its effect on the institution’s mission.
For editorials that exposed how pre-trial inmates died horrific deaths in a small Texas county jail—reflecting a rising trend across the state—and courageously took on the local sheriff and judicial establishment, which tried to cover up these needless tragedies.
Editor hits the road after publisher goes way, way to right in her editorial, “We are living in tyranny”
Santa Barbara News-Press owner Wendy P. McCaw and the newspaper’s latest editor-in-chief, Nick Masuda, have parted ways due to an editorial that McCaw wrote dismissing the COVID-19 pandemic as an exaggerated gambit concocted by liberal elites to bring down President Donald Trump.
Santa Barbara Independent
You can read McCaw’s editorial here.
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