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It’s been a year like no other. And @CNN's EMEA digital team has been non-stop since the very start. As it draws to a close, here’s a small snapshot of the work we’ve published in 2020 (1/19)
In early-March, @elizamackintosh + @nickthompson were the driving forces behind the launch of CNN’s Covid-19 newsletter. They got it up and running in sub-48 hours (and if you haven’t signed up already… there’s still time to rectify that) https://edition.cnn.com/specials/coronavirus-newsletter (2/19)
This (award-winning) piece from @tarajohn, in collaboration with several others, was the first large piece of multimedia digital storytelling the EMEA team attempted during lockdown (3/19) https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/05/africa/locusts/
The work of @stephaniebusari was instrumental to this investigation by a talented group from a number of CNN teams into the bloody night of shooting at Lekki toll gate https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/18/africa/lagos-nigeria-lekki-toll-gate-feature-intl/index.html (4/19)
In July, after a months-long investigation, @tamaraqiblawi broke this story of exploitation and abuse inside Kenya’s consulate in Beirut https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/middleeast/beirut-kenya-as-equals-intl/index.html (5/19)
This deep dive led by @ivanakottasova brought two of the biggest crises of our time together: the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate emergency https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/09/world/climate-covid-money-intl/ (6/19)
Before she became a Nieman fellow, @BUKAdebayo reported out this important piece for our #AsEquals series, telling the story of a gynecologist who has devoted her career to helping survivors of rape -- work made harder by the pandemic https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/23/africa/asequals-nigeria-rape-sexual-violence-intl/index.html (7/19)
Diving deep, @karadaniellefox pieced together how Europe plans to vaccinate 448 million people living across the bloc -- a chance for the EU to overcome its many divisions https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/18/europe/europe-covid-vaccine-rollout-intl/index.html (8/19)
Once the antithesis of cool, the suburbs were the comeback kid of the pandemic. @zamirarahim wrote about this Covid subplot (among many others) https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/01/uk/coronavirus-suburbs-cities-uk-intl/index.html (9/19)
Over the summer, @AishaSalaudeen wrote about all-female motorcycle clubs in Egypt. “Women should do whatever they want,” the co-founder of a start-up that teaches women to ride scooters told her https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/13/africa/egypt-women-bike-riders/index.html (10/19)
In the early days of the first wave in Italy, @sheenamckenzie wrote about the young Italian doctors catapulted from medical school into treating those with Covid in the north of the country (11/19) https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/30/europe/italy-young-doctors-coronavirus-intl/index.html
As coronavirus cases soared in their countries, @angeladewan wrote that the populist playbooks of macho leaders like Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro were no match for Covid-19 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/31/world/coronavirus-trump-bolsonaro-putin-populists-intl/index.html (12/19)
As the second surge of Covid in Europe worsened, @laurasmithspark wrote about the increased role of the armed forces across the continent https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/07/europe/europe-coronavirus-military-role-intl-gbr/index.html (13/19)
Joining forces with @ivanakottasova + @sarahtilotta, @robpicheta took a deep dive into what’s happening in Poland’s so-called “LGBT-free zones.” Poland has become the worst country in the EU for LGBT people. https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/10/world/lgbt-free-poland-intl-scli-cnnphotos/index.html (14/19)
Working with photographer Akos Stiller (who captured these powerful portraits), @emmareyn told the stories of the Hungarian people impacted by a new law banning legal gender changes https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/06/world/hungary-transgender-portraits-cnnphotos/index.html (15/19)
December 12, 2020 marked one year since the general election that delivered Boris Johnson a parliamentary majority. And @lukemcgee has been there for every twist and turn since https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/12/uk/boris-johnson-difficult-year-intl-gbr/index.html (16/19)
Special kudos to our two digital EMEA interns from 2020 -- @HarryClrke + @a_leesha1 -- for their reporting, writing and tenacity. Here’s just a small sample of their smart journalism: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/22/world/black-media-representation-bhm-gbr-intl/index.html + https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/29/health/coronavirus-eating-disorders-wellness-intl-gbr/index.html (17/19)
Behind all these stories, there’s a team of great editors -- @nickthompson, @stephaniebusari, @peter_wilkinson, @bryonyCNN + @EdUpright -- who guide and shape everything we publish (18/19)
This is a handful of pieces from the hundreds of news stories, features, series, analysis pieces, rolling live updates, newsletters, and multimedia deep dives the team worked on. Their commitment to telling stories has been exceptional. It is a privilege to work with them (19/19)
