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Laura Vozzella ’88 talking to VA governore Ralph Northam. Photo credit: Jack Mayer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
For you and your fellow journalists, how “big” is the coronavirus story?<\/h5>\n

Coronavirus is virtually all we\u2019re writing about these days.\u00a0 Even stories that are not explicitly about the crisis are shaped by it. When Virginia\u2019s General Assembly reconvened for its annual \u201cveto session\u201d in mid-April, for instance, the story was dominated by the unprecedented social-distancing measures taken to keep legislators safe. The House met outside the Capitol under a tent. The Senate spread out in a science museum, with one vulnerable senator walled off behind plexiglass. All the legislative action was aimed at slashing the state budget and otherwise adjusting to an economy crippled by COVID-19. Another example: I just filed a story on Virginia\u2019s 2021 governor\u2019s race, which ought to be gearing up by now but can\u2019t because candidates are stuck at home.<\/p>\n

Given that you have covered national and state politics, how do you assess national\/state responses to the crisis?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Clearly no one at any level of government was prepared for a health crisis of this scale. I\u2019m part of the team that covers the Virginia end of things, but that\u2019s been tied up in what supplies the state could or could not get out of Washington. I live right near a Richmond-area rehab facility with one of the nation\u2019s worst outbreaks, yet the staff there could not get enough personal protective equipment for weeks on end. Even as testing kits became more available, Virginia lagged most of the nation in testing. At the same time, Gov. Ralph Northam, a physician, was only the second in the nation to close schools for the year. He\u2019s taking a cautious approach toward reopening, preparing to ease certain restrictions in most of the state but allowing densely populated Northern Virginia to delay until the numbers look better there.<\/p>\n

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Laura Vozzella ’88 (right) at an event with VA governor Ralph Northam. Photo credit: Jack Mayer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Will the craft of journalism change as the result of the pandemic?\u00a0 If so, in what ways?<\/h5>\n

We\u2019ve all certainly gotten used to working remotely. Right now it\u2019s rare for me to go out to cover something other than a news conference, so things feel weirdly staged. (I can\u2019t say I\u2019d want to go inside that rehab center even if they\u2019d let me.) I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll all get out to do more normal reporting as things open up again, but it could be a while.<\/p>\n

How has the crisis and quarantine impacted you?<\/h5>\n

I\u2019ve been lucky (as of this writing) that everyone in my family is healthy. For the most part, I like working from home and having more time with the family, though that makes for lots of distractions. My husband, Jeff Kriebel ’88, is a high school math teacher figuring out how to teach remotely. We have two teenagers, one currently consumed with AP test prep, the other with new recipes. (Homemade potstickers \u2013 five stars!)<\/p>\n

Are there ways in which your liberal arts training informs your work and overall outlook today?<\/h5>\n

I can\u2019t remember the last time anyone took me up on my offer to recite the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, though I can still do it. (Thanks, Prof. Sheila Fisher!) I majored in English at Trinity and whenever I talk to young people interested in writing for a newspaper, I tell them they don\u2019t have to major in journalism. A background in something else they\u2019re passionate about\u2013science, the arts, history\u2013will inform their reporting. I also suggest that they get some newspaper internships along the way so they\u2019ll have experience, clips, and contacts when the time comes to apply for a job.<\/p>\n

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Read Vozzella’s writing in\u00a0<\/em>The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contact\u00a0Tess Dudek-Rolon<\/a> if you would like to be featured in our next \u201cBantam Check-in”. We want to hear from you!<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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