Thread by @jcrutchmer, the front page of sunday’s @nytimes. this is part of a project [...]

the front page of sunday’s @nytimes.

this is part of a project headed by @simonelandon and directed for print by @standardregular. cover by tom bodkin. 1000 obituaries pulled from the nearly 100,000 obituaries of americans dead from the coronavirus.

how it came about: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/reader-center/coronavirus-new-york-times-front-page.html

The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names

A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/reader-center/coronavirus-new-york-times-front-page.html

the digital version: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/24/us/us-coronavirus-deaths-100000.html

Remembering the Nearly 100,000 Lives Lost to Coronavirus in America

As the U.S. approaches a grim milestone in the outbreak, The New York Times gathered names of the dead and memories of their lives from obituaries across the country.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/24/us/us-coronavirus-deaths-100000.html

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