‘They Were Us’: New York Times Front Page Honours COVID-19 Victims

“US deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss” was the headline of The New York Times’ Sunday newspaper.

The New York Times, on Sunday, 24 May, dedicated its front page to those who died of COVID-19 in the United States as the number of cases in the country neared the 100,000 mark.

“They Were Not Simply Names on a List. They Were Us” read the emotional subheading of the front-page article that comprised obituaries and death notices pertaining to coronavirus deaths in the US.