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Deseret News Conservatism, cancel culture and a viral poem about the pandemic provide a window into 2020 Share this story J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press Editor’s note: Deseret News InDepth writers reflected on their work in 2020. Here’s what they learned. When my editor suggested that I reach out to George Will for an article about what defines conservatives, I agreed, but was secretly skeptical. I figured I’d have an easier time getting the famously elusive Matt Drudge on the phone, or Santa Claus. Will, after all, is arguably one of America’s most famous public intellectuals, widely respected and widely read through his books and a syndicated column that runs in more than 450 newspapers. I figured I’d get the same polite response from him that journalists often get when they reach out to important people sorry, but no time in the schedule for you if he responded at all. ....
Deseret News Cancel culture didn’t stop for the pandemic. In fact, it might have intensified Share this story Joel C Ryan, Invision/Associated Press Actor Vince Vaughn was the first person to be “canceled” in 2020. “The Mandalorian” star Gina Carano is among the last. But in between Vaughan’s friendly chat with President Donald Trump and Carano’s election-fraud tweets were dozens of other people who became the faces of cancel culture this year. They include famous people, like actor Chris Pratt and “Harry Potter” creator J.K. Rowling, and ordinary Americans, such as Tori Perrotti, a Target employee who turned a social-media shaming into an opportunity to do good. ....