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U.S. Deaths Near 100,000, An Incalculable Loss
''U.S. Deaths Near 100,000, An Incalculable Loss'' was the front-page article of ''The New York Times'' on May 24, 2020; the Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend. Its subheader read "They were not simply names on a list. They were us." It contained one thousand obituaries of individuals from across the United States who had died from COVID-19 during the pandemic, as the U.S. death toll reached 100,000. Background The article was intended to convey the vastness and variety of the tragedies resulting from the pandemic by personalizing them, countering data fatigue from constant reporting on the pandemic. Assistant graphics editor Simone Landon lead a team of researchers in searching obituaries that listed COVID-19 as the cause of death and extracting names and key personal details. The list was assembled by researcher Alain Delaquérière through various online sources for obituaries and death notices. A team of editors read them and gleaned phrases that depicted the uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times, Front Page 24 May 2020
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Greek-American
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Bootsie Barnes
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Beryl Bernay
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Reggie Bagala
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Bennie G
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