As they say, some personal news: I won the 2020 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting!

I’m chuffed to bits. The prize honours writers for a 5-year body of work. By coincidence, I'm a week away from my 5-yr Atlanticiversary (1/7)
https://casw.org/casw/victor-cohn-prize-excellence-medical-science-reporting-0 https://twitter.com/ScienceWriting/status/1297936754737999872

I'm very grateful to the CASW and the judges. This announcement release is hitting me squarely in the feels. I’m especially proud that it not only talks about the work, but The Work. (2/7)

https://casw.org/casw/announcement/ed-yong-awarded-2020-victor-cohn-prize

Huge thanks & credit must go to all my incredible Atlantic editors: @slaskow @andersen @PaulBisceglio @rachgutman @julieebeck @thebanderson and Don Peck. I’ve learned so much from them & my colleagues. @JeffreyGoldberg & @slaskow also wrote *the nicest* nominating letters. (3/7)

All institutions are imperfect, but from the start, people at *every level* of the Atlantic saw the importance of science coverage. I was encouraged to be more, and never forced to be less. I never had to fight to do a story. Hagfish? Sure. Lichens? Do it. (4/7)

In my pandemic writing, I’ve repeatedly noted that our failures are systemic as much as individual. The same logic must apply to our successes. The Atlantic gave me the environment in which I could my best work. It’s an immense privilege. Many people don’t have it. (5/7)

On that note, I’ve donated the $3000 prize money to:

- The Ida B Wells Society for Investigative Reporting
- The Asian American Journalists Association
- The International Women’s Media Foundation

I hope this helps other journalists to do award-winning work. (6/7)

And finally, prizes are always hugely subjective, and there’s no shortage of amazing award-worthy work out there. Here are 3 threads of pandemic reporting that has resonated with me.
https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1291805970159542273
https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1263996730091151361
https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1256303440243933184

Thanks all!(7/7)