Covid-19 changed everything this year, including the way reporters and photographers documented daily life.
VTDigger’s 2020 year in photos
Author: Mike Dougherty
Mike Dougherty is VTDigger’s digital editor. He is a DC-area native and studied journalism and music at New York University. Prior to joining VTDigger, Mike spent two years as a program coordinator for the Vermont Humanities Council. Before moving to Vermont in 2015, he spent seven years managing recording operations for the oral history nonprofit StoryCorps, assisted Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas, and contributed to the Brooklyn-based alt-weekly L Magazine.
Remembering Vermonters lost to Covid’s second wave
The coronavirus has claimed more than 100 lives in the state, what Gov. Phil Scott last week called “a grim milestone.”
The Deeper Dig: Inside a Covid vaccination clinic
This week’s podcast: Now that the vaccine has arrived, it’s up to hospitals to get it into their communities.
The Deeper Dig: What humanities cuts could mean for UVM
“I think you’re just destroying the university,” said Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst, a professor of religion, about the proposed cuts to 23 programs. “I don’t think there’ll be a university left.”
FAQ LIVE: Win Smith answers your questions about the pandemic ski season
“Hopefully people are going to act responsibly. And if they don’t, that puts the entire sport in jeopardy,” Smith says.
Gathering outbreaks recede while nursing home cases rise, state data shows
The ban on multi-household gatherings appears to have had an immediate effect, according to a new health department analysis of Covid-19 outbreaks.
FAQ LIVE: Vermont Foodbank CEO John Sayles discusses hunger during Covid
“We have not experienced, I think, across the country, a food security issue or hunger issue like this in a generation,” Sayles said during a live Q&A.
Barre hoists Black Lives Matter flag, with ‘thin blue line’ on deck
The city will fly one flag in December and one in January. Racial justice advocates say the plan sends a mixed message.
Vermont officials defend gathering ban after N.Y. Times story doubts data
The state is relying on a single statistic to support its latest restrictions, but experts say it’s an important one.
The Deeper Dig: How the pandemic turned partisan
Dr. Turner Osler, a research epidemiologist at UVM, says the politicization of Covid-19 is frustrating in the face of clear science about prevention.
The Deeper Dig: Slate Ridge and the prospect of political violence
An expert on extremists discusses where to draw the line when a group appears to pose a threat.
Scott calls for unity, congressional delegation relieved, by Biden win
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., called the election of Biden and Harris “an historic and hugely meaningful moment for our good and great nation.”
Vermont’s 2020 Election Day in photos
Here’s what VTDigger photographers saw across the state as Vermonters showed up to vote in person on Tuesday.
Scott votes for Joe Biden
Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday afternoon told reporters that he cast his vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, a line other Republican governors haven’t crossed.