Pat Rice, Editor
The coronavirus pandemic started in China, quickly spread across the globe, and by March we knew that 2020 would be a year like no other.
COVID-19 impacted how we look. (Who thought the most ubiquitous clothing accessory of 2020 would be masks to cover our noses and mouths?)
It impacted how we greet each other, and how we say goodbye. (Would you like to fist bump or elbow bump?)
It financially impacted restaurants and retail stores and hotels and hair salons as people stopped traveling, dining out, and turned increasing to online shopping.
It impacted communication. Like many businesses, The News-Journal newsroom has been working remotely for months. Interaction between reporters and editors has been almost entirely via Zoom calls, cell phones, emails and texts.