Feature story analysis
By Donna Baeck
The feature story I read was from the New York Times titled, "The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead." The writer goes in-depth on the predictions and reports from varying sources about the future of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
This article is timely, but it also addresses the questions many Americans may have about how long the pandemic will last, whether or not the death rates are accurate and if it really is safe for President Trump to open up the economy again soon. Overall, the writer hits some major points about the coronavirus discussion.
The writer includes several helpful statistics and epidemiological models about the coronavirus death rate in the United States. A solution to the chaos depends on several factors which include widespread testing, enough resources for health care providers and an effective vaccine.
The writer also mentions some encouraging pieces of information. Coronavirus curves are flattening, there are fewer hospital admissions in New York and the death toll is no longer rising. However, the writer also mentions if there is no vaccine, the virus will circulate for years.
If this was my story, I think I would have focused a bit more on the psychological and social outcomes of the coronavirus. The writer gets into this topic a bit towards the end and mentions the rise in domestic violence and depression due to social distancing. However, I would have liked to know a bit more about how daily functions and human interactions will change if social distancing measures are continued for a longer period of time.
The feature story I read was from the New York Times titled, "The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead." The writer goes in-depth on the predictions and reports from varying sources about the future of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
This article is timely, but it also addresses the questions many Americans may have about how long the pandemic will last, whether or not the death rates are accurate and if it really is safe for President Trump to open up the economy again soon. Overall, the writer hits some major points about the coronavirus discussion.
The writer includes several helpful statistics and epidemiological models about the coronavirus death rate in the United States. A solution to the chaos depends on several factors which include widespread testing, enough resources for health care providers and an effective vaccine.
The writer also mentions some encouraging pieces of information. Coronavirus curves are flattening, there are fewer hospital admissions in New York and the death toll is no longer rising. However, the writer also mentions if there is no vaccine, the virus will circulate for years.
If this was my story, I think I would have focused a bit more on the psychological and social outcomes of the coronavirus. The writer gets into this topic a bit towards the end and mentions the rise in domestic violence and depression due to social distancing. However, I would have liked to know a bit more about how daily functions and human interactions will change if social distancing measures are continued for a longer period of time.
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