When Rowan Philp’s editor finally agreed to send him to cover a White House story, he was sure a meaty investigation was headed his way. In a sense, it was: read how he uncovered a delicious scoop at the heart of a Thanksgiving tradition.
Around the world, people are toning down their celebrations in a bid to mitigate spread of the coronavirus. The latest casualty: Thanksgiving. Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from November 16 to 22 found FiveThirtyEight’s timely piece explaining the risk of COVID-19 transmission from even small Thanksgiving dinner gatherings. Also popular: The New York Times tracking the status of all vaccine trials in progress, and The Pudding analysis of race and gender in crossword puzzles from five major US news publications.
