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Ed Yong: What Reporting on Long COVID Taught Me
Ed Yong first started reporting on long COVID in June 2020, before the condition was widely recognized by the medical community.
In this talk, he'll share how he approached his coverage, what he learned, why it mattered, and how this work changed him--his understanding of complex chronic illnesses, his attitudes to journalism, and his hopes for what his field can achieve.
After his keynote, Ed will also be facilitating a roundtable dialogue bringing together representatives from the local Long COVID patient and caregiver community, BC鈥檚 public health professionals, and researchers.
For his , Ed won the ; the for science reporting; the for distinguished public service; the for medical science reporting, the ; the from the American Medical Writers鈥� Association; and the for in-depth reporting. He was also a two-time finalist for the National Magazine Award in public service, and was described as 鈥渢he most important and impactful journalist of 2020鈥� by Poynter.